Apple products that will be discontinued in 2022

Every year, Apple discontinues a whole swathe of products. It happened in 2021, and 2022 will be no exception.

While this is a normal thing for tech, knowing what could be coming can help you better plan your buying, by both avoiding things that are going to be discontinued shortly, and products that you might be using that are headed for end-of-life.

A good way to predict what will be discontinued in 2022 is to look at what was discontinued in 2021.

See also: Don’t waste your money on these Apple products: January 2022 edition

Here’s a list:

• iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
• Apple Watch Series 6
• iPhone XR
• iPad 8th-gen
• iPad mini 5th-gen
• 21.5-inch iMac
• iMac Pro
• HomePod
• Apple TV 4K 1st-gen
• Beats EP/Solo Pro/Powerbeats 3

Some of these were to be expected, and as a result of new products (the iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch). It’s logical, but some of the others were interesting, especially the HomePod, 21.5-inch iMac, and the iMac Pro.

These pointing at a deeper shift of priorities at Apple.

So, what should we expect Apple to discontinue in 2022?

Here’s my list:

• iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max and iPhone 12: These will be superseded by new iPhones in September.
• Apple Watch Series 7: Will be superseded by new Apple Watch.
• iPhone SE: At almost 2 years old, this is heading towards the end of the line.
• iPad Air 4th-gen: By September 2022 this will be two years old, and ripe for dropping.
• iMac 27-inch: This will get the M1 Apple Silicon treatment.
• Mac Pro: This will also get the M1 Apple Silicon treatment.
• AirPods Pro: Released in October 2019, these have had a good run and I’m expecting an updated version to land this year.
• iPod touch 7th-gen: Released in May 2019, this thing is now a complete dinosaur.  I fully expect Apple to kill the iPod touch once the current one is discontinued as it’s hard to see it being a viable product now.

As usual, it looks like it’s going to be a big year for Apple updates. Stay tuned.