How to preorder the new iPhone SE

At its hardware event, Apple announced the third-generation of the iPhone. It is similar to the 2020 version, with a screen that is surrounded on top and bottom by thick bezels. It is the only phone that Apple sells with Touch ID. It has received three big enhancements since the last-gen phone, and you can probably guess one of them from the name: 5G, claims of better battery life than the previous SE, and Apple's modern A15 Bionic processor.

We will have a full review of the phone on the site soon. If you have arrived at this page, you want to know how much the iPhone SE with 5G is going to cost, and whether carriers are offering sweet promotions. I'm going to do that next.

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You will be able to pre-order the new phone from Friday, March 11th and it will be available on March 18th. If you want more storage, the price will go up from there.

While most phones offer some great perks that we recommend taking advantage of, it's quiet out there when it comes to promo's for this phone. On launch day, the biggest perk is getting your new phone.

If you are buying directly through Apple, you can get between $100 and $650 in credit for trading in your older phone.

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Where to buy the iPhone SE with 5G

• iPhone SE with 64GB of storage is $429 at Apple.
• iPhone SE with 128GB of storage is $479 at Apple.
• iPhone SE with 256GB of storage is $579 at Apple.

Carrier promos

• Verizon: The new iPhone SE starts at $11.95 a month for 36 months with a Verizon device payment plan (totaling $429.99). At Best Buy, it costs $11.94 per month for 36 months. Save yourself that penny!
• T-Mobile: This carrier is offering the iPhone SE for $30 after you get up to $400 back via 24 monthly bill credits from trading in an eligible phone. And if you don’t have a trade-in, it’s offering half off the new iPhone SE (after 24 monthly billing credits) when you add a new line. At Best Buy, you can get the iPhone SE with 64GB of storage activated on T-Mobile for $17.92 per month for 24 months.
• AT&T: At Best Buy, you can activate the 64GB iPhone SE for $11.95 per month for 36 months.