Oh, Apple, PLEASE make a premium small sized phone. iPhone SE OLED would be an instant sell. I’ve grown to accept my X but I still want the smaller footprint.
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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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Baloney Tim was probably hoping to dump these on unsuspecting Indians or some other hapless 'emerging market', but they're smarter than he gives them credit for.
I do agree though it's not a move I've ever seen Apple make in it's entire history, in US markets.
I wonder if this has anything to do with Apple's recent stock market woes and sales forecast issues, or if it is just a coincidence in timing.
Totally! I’m thinking about buying two as burner phones for my wife and I to use when we go to Europe for a couple of months.
Imagine a 5.2" screen XR with a slighter smaller form factor then the iPhone 6/7/8. That would sell very well.
Apple really has the weirdest strategy now (if they even have one). Often times seems unorganized or perhaps naive of what their customer base actually wants. Do I need a dongle to use this phone with my MacBook Pro? Yep.
Well I wouldn't make a direct connection between short-term blips, since distribution is logistically a long-term strategy-but I'd be lying if I said didn't think their decision wasn't influenced by the short-term corrections that occurred due to his announcements in shortfalls in iPhone sales.
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That's going to be delightful for some people. I somehow found a less expensive open-box iPhone SE a couple of years ago, and it would take a lot to make me switch my most portable device for something else.
The recent revenue rethink seemed to have involved the sale of fewer iPhones than expected. Here I am, never even having been tempted by any iPhone X models because they're so large, it's hard to think of them as portable. There must be others, and Apple must know this.
The recent revenue rethink seemed to have involved the sale of fewer iPhones than expected. Here I am, never even having been tempted by any iPhone X models because they're so large, it's hard to think of them as portable. There must be others, and Apple must know this.
Now everyone with hands the size of a 5 year old can rejoice!
Or might even up the value of SE since there were tons of <$100 prepaid clearance deals
Apple doesn’t deserve to bring SE1 back, after the way they treated her!
Also, where is the new gf, SE2?
Definitely weird. I can't help but think they're trying to bolster their iPhone sales.
What are you smoking, this phone will be supported just as long as the 6S will, which means it still has about 2-3 years of support left in it.
Sorry, maybe I'm being dense, but again, where is it "cited" that Apple used the word 'discontinued'? Like I said, I know MacRumors said so, where did Apple say so? I'm happy for you to prove me wrong.
I know it doesn't really matter, but Apple themselves still claimed the SE was "Available at authorised resellers" (and still do at: apple.com/iphone/compare if you select iPhone SE) even after the date of that article you linked to.
I'm torn because the other week had the story on Apple working on a new iPod touch.
The SE is also bulky compared with the current Touch 6.
Let’s stop associating a small phone with budget specs.
How about they take the XS and shrink it down. A lot of people want a flagship phone with a smaller footprint.
He should buy one now at the discounted price and save it until the current one dies.
The wife is still rocking her SE. She loves the smaller footprint as well as the general feeling of the phone.
I think it was quite clear they had existing inventory but didn’t want to cannibalise any of the XR sales over the holiday period.
Ordered! I'm so glad I visited MacRumors today!
I honestly can't find the source beyond a back-and-forth between two MR articles-I even checked the Apple Newroom. I was referring to the citing of the article MR was basing their wording of "discontinued". It might be in the Keynote, but I'm not sure since I didn't watch it.
DAMN!
Got the SE from eBay immediately after they discontinued it.
Would have bought from Apple if they still offered it.
Got the SE from eBay immediately after they discontinued it.
Would have bought from Apple if they still offered it.
Oh man Tim Cook isn’t playing around with trying to bolster sales. They are even pulling out old phones from the trash to sell them haha
But for consuming media and sending messages the SE is horrible to use compared to a Plus screen.