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The cheapest phone Apple sells is actually only $429: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se From The

The cheapest phone Apple sells is actually only $429: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se From The Verge: "You cannot get another phone for under $500 with as fast a processor or as many years of expected updates as an iPhone SE. Apple doesn’t come out and say how many years of OS updates its phones will receive, but the first-generation iPhone SE from 2016 is able to run the latest iOS 15." https://www.theverge.com/22967925/apple-iphone-se-2022-vs-google-pixel-5a-samsung-galaxy-a52-5g-a42-moto-edge-pro-spec-comparison https://www.theverge.com/22967925/apple-iphone-se-2022-vs-go...

ksec 3y ago
>The cheapest phone Apple sells is actually only $429: To the OP asking for ~€300 price range, that is ~$329 USD including Tax. For it to be ~€300 price range and including Tax. That is roughly asking for Apple to sell an Entry level phone at $270 USD. And that assuming the same exchange rate and pricing. Which we know Apple tends to charge a tiny little higher in EUR due to consumer right etc.
- askafriend 3y ago
  The SE used to be $399 but I guess inflation + increased component prices tacked on another $30.
wkat4242 3y ago
The SE is very good for speed for money yes. However it severely lacks on other mod cons compared to android midrange phones. An android at this price point will offer a bezelless display, in-display fingerprint, oled display at 120Hz. The SE's design is really quite dated now. It beats the Android competition at SoC speed but nothing else. In particular the screens on Android are so much better at this price range. And that's the main thing you interact with. IMO the Android midrangers are much better offers all round. And Apple doesn't even have anything to compete with android budget phones (150-300$). Which usually also offer amoled bezelless displays and 90 or sometimes even 120 Hz.
- askafriend 3y ago
  The segment of people buying an SE want a compact, reliable phone and an affordable entry point into Apple's ecosystem (which includes iMessage, AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, etc). They are not obsessing about refresh rates of the displays nor does it really matter that much for their use-cases. Even the latest and greatest iPhone 15 only has a 60hz display and it's totally fine (as sales, customer satisfaction, and reviews indicate).
  - fomine3 3y ago
    SE is great for such user you pointed out, but there are other users they have lower budget and just want a bigger brighter screen like affordable Xiaomi phone. I don't know Apple should sell something for them, maybe not.

ksec 3y ago

>The cheapest phone Apple sells is actually only $429: To the OP asking for ~€300 price range, that is ~$329 USD including Tax. For it to be ~€300 price range and including Tax. That is roughly asking for Apple to sell an Entry level phone at $270 USD. And that assuming the same exchange rate and pricing. Which we know Apple tends to charge a tiny little higher in EUR due to consumer right etc.

askafriend 3y ago
The SE used to be $399 but I guess inflation + increased component prices tacked on another $30.

wkat4242 3y ago

The SE is very good for speed for money yes. However it severely lacks on other mod cons compared to android midrange phones. An android at this price point will offer a bezelless display, in-display fingerprint, oled display at 120Hz. The SE's design is really quite dated now. It beats the Android competition at SoC speed but nothing else. In particular the screens on Android are so much better at this price range. And that's the main thing you interact with. IMO the Android midrangers are much better offers all round. And Apple doesn't even have anything to compete with android budget phones (150-300$). Which usually also offer amoled bezelless displays and 90 or sometimes even 120 Hz.

askafriend 3y ago
The segment of people buying an SE want a compact, reliable phone and an affordable entry point into Apple's ecosystem (which includes iMessage, AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, etc). They are not obsessing about refresh rates of the displays nor does it really matter that much for their use-cases. Even the latest and greatest iPhone 15 only has a 60hz display and it's totally fine (as sales, customer satisfaction, and reviews indicate).
- fomine3 3y ago
  SE is great for such user you pointed out, but there are other users they have lower budget and just want a bigger brighter screen like affordable Xiaomi phone. I don't know Apple should sell something for them, maybe not.