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SunlitCat02/19/20256 repliesview on HN

The price hike is the major turn off point. Even as a non Apple person I was on the verge of getting the new "SE" if it's in the price range of the old SE line up.

But not for 600 USD, that's a bit too much.


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asdff02/19/2025

The market for a cheaper iphone like this has always been just buying a 4 year old phone for like $0-small few hundred from your carrier. Makes no sense for apple to push a new product in this segment when their own supply eats it. And all they really offer in the se is a new old iphone anyhow making use of old components they have spare inventory available or on order from their vendors remaining supply lines.

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philistine02/19/2025

The budget iPhone is 900$ CAD. Let that sink in.

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rs18602/19/2025

As someone who uses Android as the main device, I have an iPhone SE as a backup phone when travelling. It is a nice phone by itself, and allows me to access Apple services in case I need to.

When the time comes, I'll probably look for a used iPhone 14/15 instead of a new iPhone 16e. To much money for my purpose.

turtlebits02/19/2025

You can easily pick up a used/refurb iPhone 15 for ~$500.

edm0nd02/20/2025

Just buy a used unlocked phone off eBay.

I've been sniping used Pixels off there for really good prices.

Synaesthesia02/19/2025

Yeah Apple overcharges. The SE is downright crude by modern standards, no ways was it worth $430.

This phone is at least modern, but it's not great value for money.

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