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Looking to snag a key demographic, T-Mobile is offering U.S. customers a discount of over $200 on an iPhone X, starting this Friday.
The deal is subject to a number of restrictions. Buyers must, for instance, trade in an older phone, and pay the regular price upfront — in the case of a 64-gigabyte model, a $279.99 downpayment and $30 per month for two years, plus the associated data plan.
The discount comes in the form of a rebate issued via a prepaid MasterCard, and canceling service will automatically return the iPhone to full price. Similarly, the promotion may not be eligible in tandem with some other perks.
The iPhone X is Apple's most expensive iPhone to date, starting at $999 and topping out at $1,149 for a 256-gigabyte model — more than some Macs. This is mainly because of its edge-to-edge, 5.8-inch OLED screen, but also because of its 3D-sensing TrueDepth camera used for tasks like Face ID and animoji.
Apple is expected to launch two OLED iPhones later this year, sized at 5.8 and 6.5 inches. It's not clear how much they'll cost, but a 6.1-inch LCD model should serve as a more affordable alternative.
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Clearly this means Apple Is Doomed™ and the iPhone X is not selling¡ /s
Did I miss the "key demographic" this deal is targeting?
iPhone X,8,8 Plus,7,etc selling well so save your breath. I would take advantage of any iPhones deal. Here is one awesome deal at AT&T and expiring tomorrow. So, just get it. >> AT&T SMARTPHONE BOGO: Offer ends 2/22/18. Elig Devices: iPhone X 64 GB ($1,000), iPhone X 256 GB ($1,150), iPhone 8 Plus 64GB ($800), iPhone 8 Plus 256GB ($950), iPhone 8 64GB ($700) and iPhone 8 256GB ($850). May buy any combo of these elig. devices. Free/discounted device will be the lowest priced device, and credits will not exceed $1,000. iPhone X 256GB is discounted but not free
I have the iPhone X and I love it. The fingerprint just never worked on my 7 plus, but the X facial ID is great.