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Snag an iPhone SE for Just $249 While You Can

Heads up, deal hunters: Apple is once again selling the 4-inch handset on its clearance site. But if you want to take advantage of this offer you better act fast.

By Angela Moscaritolo
February 19, 2019
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Missed your opportunity to snag an iPhone SE for $249? You now have another chance.

As MacRumors first reported, Apple is once again selling the 4-inch smartphone on its clearance site. The 32GB model is $249, or you can grab the 128GB version for $299, if you want more storage. Available in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold color options, these handsets come unlocked, but with a SIM card from your choice of T-Mobile, AT&T, or Verizon.

If you want to take advantage of this offer, you better act fast. As MacRumors noted, Apple first started selling the iPhone SE on clearance last month, and quickly sold out of available units. Since then, the handset has come back in stock several times and always sold out right away.

Apple discontinued the iPhone SE last fall when it launched the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR ($164.00 at Amazon) . Launched in March 2016, the iPhone SE earned an "excellent" rating in PCMag's review and our coveted Editors' Choice award for its "very good battery life," small size, and more.

"Anyone who has been driven nuts by increasingly large devices and wants to return to simpler, one-handed days will love this phone," PCMag Lead Mobile Analyst Sascha Segan wrote in the review.

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Meanwhile, if you're on a budget but want a larger, newer Apple smartphone, you can get a Certified Refurbished iPhone X starting at $769. Apple first started offering refurbished versions of its 2017 flagship smartphone earlier this month.

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About Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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