I'm sure it'll be able to be replaced for a repair for several years anyway, if not at an Apple Store then by sending it in.
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iPhone SE Makes Third Appearance on Apple's Clearance Store at $249—Act Fast
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Not true. You can find the SE available on prepaid networks for $139, sometimes as low as $99. Straight
As screen size goes up, information density throughout the OS goes down.
You have more screen real estate but it ends up as wastes space that contains no information and actually makes it harder to absorb info at a glance. It’s why I love the SE.
Since they are recognizing their pricing errors, I hope they also mention at some point that their leftover stock of iPhone SE moved pretty well and that they learned something -ANYTHING, PLEASE- from it.
Space Gray is gone, and 32GB Silver is gone. Surprisingly 128GB is still available in the other three colors.
Except that Apple doesn't manage inventory in that manner.
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Apple doesn't keep inventory. It's demand driven.
I would keep the SE at iOS 11 if you can. I can easily get close to iPhone XR like battery life (7+ hours screen time). The other SE in the house with iOS 12 has about half the battery life.
That's the single reason I won't get this phone. I love everything about it (size, grip, chamfered edges, lack of camera bump, headphone port) but I know its head is on the chopping block with the blade raised.
I want to believe one will be released this year but I think it's too soon given how slow Apple are to react to what the market wants (especially if this is indeed a data gathering experiment with the staged releases).
I wouldn't worry. iOS 12 runs like butter on my SE. Extremely smooth without glitches, slowdowns, etc. I would dare to say that it runs better than iOS 11. As for battery, it dependes on usage, apps, etc. I can get through the day, no problems.
I'm not so worried about the performance factor because grunt hasn't been an issue in phones for years now. I worry that if iOS 13 support is dropped by Apple many developers typically follow suit and that's where things start to fall apart for a user.
Ah, don't worry for that either. Apple supports hardware for cycles between 5 and 7 years after they were introduced, and iPhone SE is 2 years old if I remember correctly.
Waterproof needs to be a norm. I don't want to get GoPro or anything like that these days when iPhone is slowly getting to being waterproof. And the water resistance is fine as it allows for shallow depth for 30 mins so technically it is waterproof
It's new stock, it's eligible for AppleCare, and it's $500 less than the next cheapest iPhone. Now add in its diminutive size -- that's a feature for those interested in this device -- and it's a stea.
AFA new updates "crippling performance", if iOS 12 didn't break it ... AND iOS 13 (and higher) is offered .. these probably won't break it, either. Apple engineers haven't had a great track record lately but they ought to be smart enough to keep the A9 functional for the next several years; it's not that bad of a cpu.
I use an SE 64GB as my daily driver, and just bought a 128GB to replace it. The 64GB will become my backup/travel phone (my old 5s is now). But therein lies the biggest problem. I have to put it in a waterproof case in order to use it on vacation, and that kind of defeats the whole purpose. Making a phone this size waterproof is essential. I've seen people stick the larger water-resistant iPhones sans case in their swim trunks at the beach, and it looks ridiculous -- but they don't have to worry about the sand and water either. I'd love to be able to slip the SE in my swim trunks, and not worry about it, but it looks even dumber in its waterproof case.
I just bought a 128GB SE this morning, and with Apple Care, they have to support it 100% for the next three years. I can't imagine this phone won't get two more OS updates to cover it almost the entire time. It's definitely getting 13. The last thing Apple wants is a newly sold phone that they have to support in which the old software creates service problems for them.
Seeing this reminds me of an argument I saw two wealthy men get into about who had the smallest phone, as a sign of status. My how things have changed.
The other thing I think worth mentioning, is Apple is not really advertising this. It’s just on their clearance website, so the average consumer likely wouldn’t even know the SE was back in stock, unless they were searching for it. Or, if someone would frequent sites like this, 9-to-5 Mac, etc. So it’s not like Apple is making some big announcement, they’re just secretly putting it out there, which leads me to believe how closely are they monitoring these ‘Flash type’ sales.
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Apple has replenished stock of the iPhone SE on its online clearance store for the third time this month. These are brand new, unopened, and unlocked models starting at $249 in the United States. Availability dwindled very quickly in the each of the first two times the iPhone SE was added, so act fast.
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Apple is offering the iPhone SE with 32GB of storage for $249 and with 128GB for $299 in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold. Tech specs include a 4-inch Retina display, A9 chip, Touch ID, 12-megapixel rear camera, and 3.5mm headphone jack.
Prior to being pulled, the iPhone SE was available with 32GB and 128GB of storage for $349 and $449 respectively, so Apple is offering $100 to $150 off. The device was originally released in March 2016 and was popular among fans of smaller smartphones and those who preferred the iPhone 5-like design.
(Thanks, Bob!)
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Argh!!! I missed out on the 128gb again!
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Jealous!!!!!!
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And I suppose that I should as well... I hope there’s a 4th opportunity!
Me too! I went 5 -> 6 -> SE, and I’m keeping the SE as long as I can.
True. I had no clue until I saw the link here. I ordered one immediately!
It's the only phone without the camera bump on the back. I can't imagine Saint Steve approving the protruding lenses on the current models.
I'd love for Apple to keep this form factor as an option and just upgrade the guts.