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They still make the iPod touch. It even has an A10 in it. The 128 GB model is $299. The 128 GB iPhone 8 is $499 with an A11. They don't have to sell a new iPh
by js2 7y ago
They still make the iPod touch. It even has an A10 in it. The 128 GB model is $299.
The 128 GB iPhone 8 is $499 with an A11.
They don't have to sell a new iPhone SE for less for $499. I'd pay that for it. Small is a premium. But would selling it at $399 really kill their margins?
Edit: the iPhone 8 64GB refurb pricing is now $379. That's a pretty good deal:
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/FQ6K2LL/A/Refurbished-iPhone-8-64GB-Space-Gray https://www.apple.com/shop/product/FQ6K2LL/A/Refurbished-iPh...
- RandomBacon 7y agoIs it possible to have a softphone app on the iPod Touch? You would just need a wireless hotspot that the iPod would always be connected to, to use it as a phone (or maybe people can start bucking the trend of always being connected). It's the same size as the SE, except a hair thinner, and has a 3.5mm headphone jack! spec comparison: https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Apple-iPhone-SE,Apple-iPod-Touch-2019/phones/10001,11186 https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Apple-iPhone-SE,Ap...
- eswat 7y agoSure, I know a few people that use iPod touches as their “main phone” using VoIP apps. But they’re of the paranoid hacker type and want a device that’s easy to lock-down from phoning home 24/7. It works out for them since they don’t tend to make or receive actual phone calls much. Only issue is most of these VoIP services can’t be used in a multi-factor authentication scheme since they don’t support short code SMS.
- thinkmassive 7y agoNobody should be using SMS for MFA anyway, especially not the paranoid hacker type.
- robocat 7y agoGet an Apple watch with cellular, and tether an iPod touch to it?