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Apple releases the iPhone SE 5G to early buyers

Published: Mar 18, 2022, 8:05 AM

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Apple releases the iPhone SE 5G to early buyers

Apple's iPhone SE 5G launch is today, and the phone immediately found a place in our best budget 5G phones list on account of its nostalgic exterior with a modern A15 chipset heart. Unlike what it did with the last Touch ID-equipped iPhone in 2020, which was announced with a simple press release, Apple unveiled the new SE at a virtual keynote event, announcing it as its cheapest 5G iPhone to date.

What Apple didn't do, however, is release the iPhone SE immediately after the March 8 event, and we had to wait until today for its release on carrier and Apple Store shelves. You can grab it right now along with its fairly short list of cases and accessories:

The iPhone SE purchase launch start at 5AM Pacific over at Apple and various other retailers, and you can check out the best iPhone SE deals here. At launch, the iPhone SE will be available to buyers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, the UK, the US, and 30 other countries or regions.

Apple iPhone SE (2022)

The iPhone SE (2022) is available at Amazon locked to Cricket wireless. It can also be purchases with a monthly plan. The phone is available in 65, 128, and 256GB of storage.

Buy at Amazon

iPhone SE (2022) at Best Buy - unlocked

The iPhone SE (2022) unlocked is now available at Best Buy with a discount. The offer is valid with same-day activation to your carrier of choice. The phone can be activated for one of the carriers AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon.

$25 off (6%)

$404 ⁹⁹

$429 ⁹⁹

Buy at BestBuy

Apple iPhone SE (2022)

You can get the third-generation of iPhone SE from Apple. The company offers trade-in discounts, and the amount of the discount depends on the device (model, condition) that you decide to trade in. Check the conditions on Apple's website.

$429

Buy at Apple

iPhone SE launch prices

iPhone SE 64GB price: $429
iPhone SE 128GB price: $479
iPhone SE 256GB price: $579

Apple will let you buy the iPhone SE on installments, too, starting at just $17.87 for the 64GB model (we know, that kind of storage is rather small considering the 4K video recording capabilities of the phone).

Apple iPhone SE (2022)

128GB, monthly payment discount

$9 off (45%)

$11 ⁰⁴ /mo

$20

Buy at T-Mobile

Apple iPhone SE (2022)

256GB, 36 monthly installments

$16 ¹¹ /mo

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Apple iPhone SE (2022)

256GB, 36 monthly installment

$16 ¹² /mo

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Despite that there are no other upgrades than the new A15 chipset and the 5G modem worth mentioning, you'd be pleased to hear that all the camera-centric bells and whistles that the A15 brought to the iPhone 13, like Photographic Styles, or the Smart HDR 4 algorithms, are present on the iPhone SE (2022) as well.

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena since 2010, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.