““With all the talk about the Galaxy Note 8, iPhone X and other ginormous phones, it’s easy to forget that not everybody wants a big screen,” Rick Broida reports for CNET. “Indeed, some users prefer the pocket-friendliness of a smaller model, to say nothing of the ease of operating it with one hand.”
“For that crowd, Apple offers the iPhone SE, which packs the guts of an iPhone 6S into the case of an iPhone 5S. Of course, this being Apple, smaller doesn’t mean cheaper: The iPhone SE starts at $349,” Broida reports. “Not today. For a limited time, Walmart has the iPhone SE (32GB) for Straight Talk for $129 shipped (plus tax). That link will take you to the Space Gray version; it’s also available in Rose Gold. Apple charges $349 for the exact same phone.”
“Straight Talk is Walmart’s Tracfone-powered house brand,” Broida reports. “Because it taps both GSM and CDMA networks, it promises coverage in pretty much every corner of the [U.S.]. Can the iPhone be unlocked for use with other carriers? Answer: yes, but only after you’ve been a paid Straight Talk customer for 12 months.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: Walfart also has the 32GB iPhone 6 for $200 off or just $199. Same 12-month Straight Talk deal.
These deals are perfect for fragmandroid cheapskates who yearn for a taste of the good life.
Sounds like inventory management to me. Could there be a new SE in the not so distant future?
I believe so, with Apple introducing a larger LED screen, in the same chassis, in the next 6 – 9 months.
As the original iPhone SE was launched in March 2016, it wasn’t one of the range of iPhones which gets updated annually in September. Therefore it has it’s own timescale and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it gets another update in the spring.
I refuse to shop at Hellmart!