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It was announced that Rakuten Mobile, which was born as the fourth carrier, will start handling iPhones. It claims the lowest selling price among the four carriers.
Handles iPhone 12 series and iPhone SE
The iPhone models announced this time are as follows.
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
The selling price claims to be “the lowest of 4 carriers”. For example, the 128GB model of the iPhone 12 costs 101,176 yen / month for a lump sum, 4,215 yen / month for 24 payments, and 2,107 yen / month for 48 payments.
Reservations on Rakuten Mobile’s official website will start from 21:00 on April 23, and reservations on Rakuten Mobile Shop will start from April 24 when the store opens, and all will be released on April 30. I am.
In addition to these iPhones, a wealth of Apple-designed accessories will be available, including AirTags, AirPods Pro, and MagSafe-enabled leather and silicon iPhone cases.
All iPhones after iPhone 6s are now compatible with Rakuten Mobile line
Furthermore, until now, only iPhones with iPhone XS / XR or later have been confirmed to work with Rakuten Mobile, but from April 30, 2021, all iPhones with iPhone 6s or later updated to iOS 14.4 will be Rakuten Mobile. It will be supported.
This seems to automate the entry of APN information, which previously had to be entered manually.
In addition, the iPhone 12 series also supports automatic switching between Rakuten lines and partner lines.
Source: Rakuten Mobile (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), Mynavi News
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Source: iPhone Mania