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If it still starts up what prevents its use as a mobile phone? If it’s dead and you’re looking to replace the iPhone mini 12 or 13 (refurbished or new 13) are great options.
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The 12/13 mini is 9% wider and 6% taller[0], so I don't really think it's unfair to write "marginally bigger". Also, the second picture is a bit misleading because it compares the SE to a container that itself is larger than the mini (as you can see in the third picture). [0] Numbers from Mactracker. SE is 4.87" x 2.31" = 11.2497"^2. Mini is 5.18" x 2.53" = 13.1054"^2. That's a 16.5% increase in surface area
The container is from a 6; here's the numbers from Apple: * iPhone 5: 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 Volume: 3.37491 * iPhone 12/13 Mini: 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 Volume: 3.8 * iPhone 6: 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 Volume: 3.877632 * iPhone 8: 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 I would argue that 9% is far from marginal. The increase from a 12 mini to an iPhone 6 is very minor; the increase from a 6 to 8 is marginal. From a 5 to a 6 or 12/13 mini is substanti…
Mine sits in a drawer, battery long dead. I think there's a 5S in there too. I upgraded to the 11 despite wanting a smaller phone at the time, now the SE size is far too small to do anything, haha. I imagine it'll remain there until I move, then it'll be sold or (more likely) recycled.
You could replace the battery and/or sell them
I imagine I'll only get a couple of quid out of it so it's not worth bothering unless I'm batching it with other crap to sell (e.g. during a house move)
I plan to switch to iPhone 13 mini, which unfortunately will be the last small form factor iPhone.
The current 2022 SE is the same size and form factor.
> The iPhone SE shares the same physical design and dimensions as iPhone 5S
> iPhone SE (2022) shares the same physical sizes and dimensions as the iPhone 8
The former is 4", while the latter is 4.7" (display size)
Apple has been silently maintaining iOS12, releasing 12.5.6 in August 2022 for eg:
> Available for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation).
None of these devices are expected to be in support, as per Apple's policies. However, Apple is still pushing updates to these, and I'm hoping something similar would happen for iOS15.
I just wish Apple would actually write down its supported device+OS combinations somewhere, instead of us all having to guess (https://endoflife.date/iphone)
I've been using one since 2016. The recent two years have been a bit tough because of the degraded battery. Swapped a new battery earlier this year, it was good for a while and now it's slow again and barely last a whole day. The last straw was the music player/spotify stuttering while I'm using Safari. I have made up my mind that I won't buy another iPhone due to their design choices in the past years (mainly, remov…
How happy are you with it? Especially the camera?
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The container is from a 6; here's the numbers from Apple: * iPhone 5: 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 Volume: 3.37491 * iPhone 12/13 Mini: 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 Volume: 3.8 * iPhone 6: 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 Volume: 3.877632 * iPhone 8: 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 I would argue that 9% is far from marginal. The increase from a 12 mini to an iPhone 6 is very minor; the increase from a 6 to 8 is marginal. From a 5 to a 6 or 12/13 mini is substanti…
I think the real argument is that the screen size has dramatically increased, making it way more uncomfortable to use compared to an SE (I had/have a 5, 6s and 13 mini so I've experienced this myself). The physical size difference of the object isn't that substantial IMO, but I understand your point of view.
The fact is the iphone mini wasn't popular despite some demand for a small phone, phones are heavier due to the evolving chip architectures plus the necessity to stretch every millimetre of screen size. Likewise for laptops (Like many I would pay over the odds for a modern Thinkpad that felt just like a x220) but in reverse, laptops get lighter and thinner with worse keyboards whilst phones get bigger and heavier.
I've been using one since 2016. The recent two years have been a bit tough because of the degraded battery. Swapped a new battery earlier this year, it was good for a while and now it's slow again and barely last a whole day. The last straw was the music player/spotify stuttering while I'm using Safari. I have made up my mind that I won't buy another iPhone due to their design choices in the past years (mainly, remov…
Funny while reading your text I wanted to write you about the Zenfone 9 and then you just mention it. I'm a heavy Apple / iPhone user so probably won't switch. But the specs and especially the backpack mount triggered my interest. How happy are you with it? Especially the camera?
Regarding the camera, I have to say that I don't really know. Moving up from 1st gen SE camera, I don't really have an reasonable point of reference. All I can say is that, it's definitely better than the SE (duh), but not like mind-blowingly better. Well I'm not really into shooting photos so ymmv.
Die-hard SE fan, moved to iPhone 12 mini. Really happy. It's a bit larger, but it's a good change as it's actually more comfortable. Ymmv, of course.