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Apple is offering the iPhone SE with 32GB of storage for $249 and with 128GB of storage for $299 on its clearance store in the United States. These are brand new, unopened, and unlocked models with unchanged tech specs, including a 4-inch Retina display, A9 chip, Touch ID, and 12-megapixel rear camera.

Prior to being discontinued, 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.

It's unclear why Apple is selling the iPhone SE again, but it would appear to be clearing out stock. Apple has recently manufactured the iPhone SE in India, but it's unclear if that production might be coming to an end soon. The iPhone SE still remains on sale at various resellers in emerging markets.

Of course, with Apple recently lowering its revenue guidance for the quarter just ended due to fewer iPhone upgrades than it anticipated, speculation will certainly mount that Apple is doing everything it can to boost iPhone sales.

While many customers have hoped for a so-called iPhone SE 2, with some rumors suggesting one was in the works, oft-accurate Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cast doubt on the possibility of a new iPhone SE last year. And in July of last year, one research firm said Apple abandoned its plans for a new iPhone SE.

Apple is offering the iPhone SE in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold, with delivery or in-store pickup available by next week.

As of now, this appears to be U.S. only.

Pretty sweet price. Does "unlocked" means it works on any network?

Looking at a 32GB at random ...

Originally released March 2016
Unlocked, SIM-Free, Model A1662

https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/clearance

The add states Certified Refurbished not brand new.

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Originally posted by Jelly:
The add states Certified Refurbished not brand new.

No, but their website for both refurbished and new clearance products is confusing.

These are the refurbished: Certified Refurbished If you click the 'Browse all' link to the right of Certified Refurbished, and then click iPhones, you get the refurbished ones, which are the refurbished iPhone 7s.

If you click the 'Browse all' link to the right of Certified Refurbished, and then click 'Clearance', you get the 'SE' phones which are new and unopened "Clearance Products - Find special deals on select new and unopened products."

I took a chance on a "NEW" unlocked 32gb iPhone SE for $147 from dailysale.com. We'll see what I get. I just needed an iphone to run some software for my car. No phone service needed.

The SE is three generations old. It was released in 2016. I would not go older than an iPhone 7.

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Originally posted by Fundman:
The SE is three generations old. It was released in 2016. I would not go older than an iPhone 7.

I wouldn't really either. But some may find $249 for an iPhone for a child, parent or if they're on a tight budget, worth it.

Don't waste money on an Apple for a child or parent or if you are on a budget. Unless you gotta have an iPhone it isn't worth the money and those people won't know the difference in Apple vs Android. My work phone is an Apple but they are paying for it. My personal phone is a $90 Moto G6 with a $35 per month Cricket plan. For my uses there is no difference.

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Originally posted by Fundman:
Don't waste money on an Apple for a child or parent or if you are on a budget. Unless you gotta have an iPhone it isn't worth the money and those people won't know the difference in Apple vs Android. My work phone is an Apple but they are paying for it. My personal phone is a $90 Moto G6 with a $35 per month Cricket plan. For my uses there is no difference.

Some may disagree of course. Their prerogative.

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Originally posted by Fundman:
The SE is three generations old. It was released in 2016. I would not go older than an iPhone 7.

Sprint had to practically pry my rotary-dial cell phone from my fingers to get me to upgrade. I endured two years of garbled text messages and zero data transfer. The SE is perfect for people who do not spend much time with their phones.

Although if I had my way, it might be: Bring back the Motorola Razr3. A smaller package.

Taking pics and having them stream into my Cloud storage. Contacts and calendars synchronizing between devices. The SE handles that. If I had a bigger device my boss would want me to create and email invoices for him. At least with the SE I can feint Magoo and squint at the screen.

When my buddy said, "Hey, Apple is supposed to be coming out with something big. Like a phone or something" ... I should have been cramming stock into my IRA.

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Originally posted by Fundman:
The SE is three generations old. It was released in 2016. I would not go older than an iPhone 7.

Disagree. I've a 6S I just had re-batteried. It's working fine. Except for it not working on TMO's new 600MHz allocation, which isn't even deployed widely, yet, there's no point in me upgrading.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Disagree. I've a 6S I just had re-batteried. It's working fine. Except for it not working on TMO's new 600MHz allocation, which isn't even deployed widely, yet, there's no point in me upgrading.

Yeah, 6S Plus here - $29 new battery and they damaged my front screen when re-assembling my phone, so I got a replacement screen too.

Runs great.

Apple is selling an iPhone SE 32 gb for $249? Wow, what a deal!! NOT. You can get the same phone for $99 to $129 all day, all over the internet, brand new.

I just saw the same phone brand new at Walmart for $129 last week.

Don't need an Iphone. I am too cheap to spend that much on a phone. I use a cheap android and tracphone for less than $15 a month. Does all I need then some.

No iPhones showing up in Clearance now.

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
No iPhones showing up in Clearance now.

Oh well, I texted and messaged my ex-MIL. Who keeps talking about buying one but balks at the price. She is so frugal, give her a nickel and a dime, and she can squeeze them and a quarter pops out.

I do not want to get involved in a Swappa phone for her; just buying her a new Bonavita was an exercise in patience as it failed. And failed. And even the third one (under warranty) failed. Mom, what are you heating with the thing, chicken gravy?

Thanks for the Clearance tip. I never noticed it before, only the Refurbished area.