The USB-C requirement as an opportunity? : Apple takes iPhone SE and iPhone 14 (Plus) to stores 57 comments
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The iPhone 14, 14 Plus and the current iPhone SE are available in various EU countries Apple Store available only by delivery and is no longer available through the physical store. The models will hit stores today. This move could be linked to the EU’s USB-C requirement.
Only delivery possible
An official statement from Apple does not exist, but the French site consomac was the first to discover that the iPhone 14 models and the third iPhone SE from 2022 are currently not yet available for delivery, but are no longer available behind. Apple Store.
This restriction can be confirmed for France, Germany, Spain and Austria.
iPhones will probably disappear this week
From France it is also said that the models will leave sales this Friday Apple Stores should be removed. A source would have “confirmed” this. Already in mid-January, the company igen, also French, announced an official end of sales for December 28. The background was supposed to be the EU’s new USB-C requirement, which is now coming into force.
Consequences of the USB-C requirement?
However, in some respects it can be doubted whether this step is linked to this: it is true that the USB-C requirement will come into force from Saturday and Apple From then on no new smartphone without a USB charging port -C will only be allowed to be introduced into the EU. However, previous models may still be sold. Since the iPhone 14 and iPhone SE are from 2022, there is actually no sales ban for either. The same will be true for laptops from 2026.
Learn more about the USB-C mandatory law passed: USB-C will be mandatory on charging cables in Germany from the end of 2024
Economic calculation possible
This is why another possibility seems plausible: the new iPhone SE 4, supposedly visually similar to the iPhone 14, is expected this spring. This means that a successor for the iPhone SE 3 and iPhone 14 will go on sale in a few weeks. It’s possible that Apple just wants to empty the warehouses before new staff arrive.
Read more about the iPhone SE 4Rumors about the iPhone SE 4 (2025): A cheaper iPhone 14 is supposed to accompany it Apple Intelligence appears
Ob Apple It remains to be seen whether the models will be completely removed from its range this year; the imminent release of a successor is in any case relatively certain.
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