Any news on security?
Yeah, I'm surprised that amidst all the kerfuffle that they aren't touting the security features.
iPhone SE
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Re: iPhone SE
#312Here's hoping that they'll include something like this in the Google Nexus lineup. They keep growing the phones, but my pocket is the same size.
They are; they went from the 6 to the 6p and 5x; the 5x is smaller than both 6 and 6p.
But the Nexus 5X is larger than the Nexus 5.
Comparing the 5X with the 6 and 6P is disingenuous -- the numbers refer to the phone size, not generation number.
Re: iPhone SE
#313Earlier quoted context omitted.
If the 16GB phone would just treat the local storage like a cache for everything it would be plenty of storage. With rare exceptions the expiry rules for my usage would be quite simple. That app I use once every two months can be re-downloaded when I want to use it (it's probably less than 20 MB in size anyway).
Sadly cache invalidation is one of the two hard problems in computer science. It sounds easy and simple but... it's not.
Out of curiosity... what is the other hard problem?
Re: iPhone SE
#314Now if they ditch the flat UI nonsense and back to the original look & feel, they may actually see me upgrade from the best iPhone ever made - the iPhone 4.
iPhone4 is still my favourite phone in terms of feel. Dense and substantial in the hand.
I had my iPhone 4 for three years and dropped it not once. I'm used to my 5s now, and appreciate the bigger screen, but I agree with you. The 4-inch screen is a trade-off. I'll admit to preferring it, but the form factor of the iPhone 4 was superior in terms of hand feel.
Re: iPhone SE
#315At first I thought this was Security Enhanced, its not right? Retina flash must be the gotta have feature
More like Second Edition?
Re: iPhone SE
#316Sweet, but it's always risky getting the first generation hardware. I'm holding out for the iPhone SE/30.
Re: iPhone SE
#317UK prices are crazy.
The entry price model is £359 which is $516 USD instead of $399. The 64GB one is £439 which is $631 USD instead of $499.
So in short $100+ for shipping.
http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se/16gb-silve...
Re: iPhone SE
#318Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's because Apple has realised 3D touch is bad and it's also a very expensive feature to add to a phone. The real question is if they will admit it was a misstep by removing it from their flagship model or just keep pretending and keep it in. Companies really hate admitting they were wrong so my bet is that they are stuck with it for the forseeable future.
Although 3D touch is not widely supported (even by Apple's apps) the "trackpad" on the keyboard alone is worth it.
Wow, I've had an iPhone 6S for months and didn't realize this existed.
Maybe I should check the documentation, but this also highlights the discoverability problem of 3D Touch. I guess I need to get in the habit of trying to "3D Touch" all over the place to find new features?