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Apple Begins Selling iPhone SE Again on Clearance Store, Starting at $249 Brand New [Back in Stock]
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Smells like horse **** on a hiking trail. I find it hard to believe Apple with its incredible ability to retain as little as possible in terms of stock so costs don't stack up, managed to have a large cache of these SEs.
Think I read somewhere Apple's ability to retain very little produced product at any given time to reduce costs and make unsold units almost unheard is all due to Cook. Apple has just in time manufacturing on lockdown and has had it for years. So, yes, very sketchy news.
This is what used to be the name of the game! I hope we get back there one day. Maybe we will once truly foldable devices become viable.
Just want to echo again that an XR mini at 4.7” would be an instant purchase for me even if it was. ore expensive than the awfully monstrous original XR.
Mine too! But optical image stabilization in the camera would be appreciated as well.
How is it sketchy? 5S’s were available at Walmart as early as last year, new and unopened for Straight Talk. They’ve got thousands of these phones laying around.
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They still sell them for various prepaid retailers. Walmart has them regularly for $139.00 - for Straight Talk or Family Mobile. Verizon prepaid has them as well as Boost, Metro PCS, Cricket Wireless.
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SE’s were $99 around Christmas and sold out within minutes. Currently still available for only $139 through Walmart and have been at that price point for years. I’ve bought over 7 iPhone SE’s, all through Walmart, all for $139 each.
This is interesting. Although, they do not look like they are unlocked.
Going to the reviews and the Q/A section for the Straight talk SE, it looks like the phones are not unlocked for all carriers.
Some are Verizon, some are AT&T, and it is random what is actually shipped.
But, for the price it might be worth it to play the carrier lottery and just return it if it doesn't work out.
But can you shrink it? My problem is the display doesn’t show enough. I’d gladly take smaller text if I could see more. The Retina display makes tiny text easy to read, even if I have to hold the phone closer.
The problem is there’s no 128GB options. And most of those phones lock you into a plan for a minimum, which isn’t always desirable. I want another SE for use with international sims when I travel, and a backup to my main phone, so it has to be unlocked. Preferably with maximum storage so I don’t have to worry about deleting pictures and videos when on vacation.
Haptic feedback really seems the least important thing on the SE, and quite likely very hard to do effectively in such a small size. The camera is important, and waterproofing is important in a consumer device.
But no one, not one single person I tell you, wants that old and dated design with those huge bezels and the fugly chin and forehead! No one! Why would anyone want this when there's a better way?! Ignore this story, it's just more Apple hate!
sarcasm obviously but Johnny did say that about the better way
oh look they sold out
sarcasm obviously but Johnny did say that about the better way
oh look they sold out
The only problem with that is the size of the XR bezels. Hold one next to an XS and see what I mean.
My perfect replacement for the SE that I will keep until it dies if you are reading this Apple would be SE sized and have flat sides with OLED for as close to edge to edge as possible. Throw in an under screen fingerprint reader and a decent camera and I will camp out overnight. Maybe not camp out but I would definitely buy one.
Surely Apple pays someone to keep an eye on these comment pages. C'mon, do your job.
Yeah, I tried that, but it doesn't really help much since then you run out of screen density. Also, if I recall right, websites still render fonts the same, so it just becomes a bad experience once you get to a certain point.
Long time lurker, I signed up just for the off-chance some Apple product manager is reading -- please bring back this classic design!!
I scoured the internet a couple of months ago to pick up a used 128 Space Gray SE to replace my 64GB one. I missed this sale, though would have eagerly bought another spare one.
For me, it's all about the size and purity of design, not price. I don't mind paying a premium for Apple products, and would eagerly buy a new iPhone XS if it *$%@! fit properly in my hand. As is it, I'm happy to pay less for a phone that does everything I've ever wanted a smartphone to do (and even has a headphone jack weee!)
I scoured the internet a couple of months ago to pick up a used 128 Space Gray SE to replace my 64GB one. I missed this sale, though would have eagerly bought another spare one.
For me, it's all about the size and purity of design, not price. I don't mind paying a premium for Apple products, and would eagerly buy a new iPhone XS if it *$%@! fit properly in my hand. As is it, I'm happy to pay less for a phone that does everything I've ever wanted a smartphone to do (and even has a headphone jack weee!)
I just mentioned haptic touch since if it had the xr UI with the notch it would have the same capabilities in theory
This January my Essy got a twin sister called Essie. They're almost identical in most respects, I'm going to have to put them in different coloured cases to tell them apart easily, but Essie likes the number 128 a lot, whereas Essy was more a fan of the number 64. I think Essie just wanted to out-do her older sister.
I see this erroneous thinking time and time again.
A brand new (non-refurb, unopened, unlocked) iPhone SE has never been sold anywhere for under $200. It has never happened. The $99-150 iPhone SE's that you've seen online are either pre-paid phones (contract-based) or refurbished. If you buy any of the super cheap brand new iPhone SE's from the pre-paid retailers, you will not be able to use it with other carriers, until the contract is honored. Most of the time, this means having made several months payment on the plan that you agreed to before the phone can be unlocked. In some cases, it will never be unlocked.
Let me repeat: a brand new unlocked factory-sealed iPhone SE has never been offered for sale under $200 anywhere online in the 3 year history of the device.
I'm not sure why people always think that this was and is a $100-200 phone. It's not. Never was. If you want it unlocked, brand new, and factory-sealed, you always had to pay $200+ for it.
I don't even care about the security updates. I'm sticking with iOS 12 until the phone dies.
Correct based on my recollection. However, there was (is still?) a loophole with AT&T.
In the past you’ve been able to buy the SE for cheap on the prepaid side but then activate it for the regular postpaid service. I got a couple at Best Buy that way; one was $99, and about a year ago when I bought another one it was $129. (They can be new or refurb btw). I activated it without any problem on my family plan with a quick call to customer service. Not sure if that’s still possible, maybe someone here has recent experience and will chime in.
btw if you want them to unlock it for other carriers, I think you need to have six months service, something like that. According to a review (in March 2018) on the Best Buy website, either six months continuous service on the prepaid or postpaid plan qualifies the phone for unlocking. Of course YMMV. Right now the price is $195, which includes a $45 airtime credit for the prepaid service.
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Ebay? Makes no sense. They have hundreds for sale. I would lose money. I think I’ll just cancel and wait for a deal on iPhone 8. 8 is the most up to date version of the 6S I have (or maybe we’ll see rumors pop up again for SE2 and then I’ll just wait)
According this article apple may have serious financial problems right now.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenmcbride1/2019/01/21/the-end-of-apple/amp/
There is only ONE way to sell 41 million iPhones to meet financial expectation this year.
iPhone SE X at $449
It Will need every bell and whistle we have collectively requested. Don’t even think 32 or 64 Gig. Every bell and whistle packed nice and tight.
Apple only we, the true and the faithful, can save you now.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenmcbride1/2019/01/21/the-end-of-apple/amp/
There is only ONE way to sell 41 million iPhones to meet financial expectation this year.
iPhone SE X at $449
It Will need every bell and whistle we have collectively requested. Don’t even think 32 or 64 Gig. Every bell and whistle packed nice and tight.
Apple only we, the true and the faithful, can save you now.