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Apple resumes selling iPhone SE at lower $249 price on its clearance store

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Re: Apple resumes selling iPhone SE at lower $249 price on its clearance store

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Post by walterbell »

lsc wrote: post #219
walterbell wrote: post #218

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Staring at a phone is not good for your eyes, due to the short distance. A small SE phone for critical/mobile tasks and iPad for reading is a practical combo.

is that true? I mean, that staring at a screen degrades your vision? I haven't read anything convincing on the subject.

It's a complex topic, depends on age, genetics, corrective lens or not, nature of your work and neuroplasticity. However, the eyecare industry agrees that max period for continuous closeup work (screen, paper, objects) is 20 minutes.

https://opto.ca/health-library/the-20-20-20-rule

2018 thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16146106

Re: Apple resumes selling iPhone SE at lower $249 price on its clearance store

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Post by leovander »

acct1771 wrote: post #161
_chris_ wrote: post #157

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> Do HN readers have an unusual like for ‘small’ phones or is it just an unserved market? My wife wants a phone that can fit into her jean pockets. Requiring handbags just to carry a phone around is absurd, and untenable for many people.

Being familiar with the state of women's clothing, you need to bitch at them to increase female pocket size, for that general complaint.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radian/the-perfect-ever...

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Post by rayiner »

stevewillows wrote: post #131
lostlogin wrote: post #77

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Not only is this something I’d love, it’s also a comment that gets a lot of upvotes on Hackers News every time it’s made. Do HN readers have an unusual like for ‘small’ phones or is it just an unserved market?

For me, I barely physically use my phone. I use iMessage from my mbp and get most notifications on my Pebble. I do use the phone itself for audiobooks and podcasts, but otherwise its basically a server (not the best term for that.. but you get what I mean.) What I don't get about the larger phones is how people comfortably carry them around. Maybe its because I wear skinny jeans / pants, but there's absolutely no way…

Women put them in purses. Most men are too heavy to wear skinny jeans. I’m not a particularly large guy, but a 6s plus fits fine in my Levi’s jeans’ pocket (regular cut).

Re: Apple resumes selling iPhone SE at lower $249 price on its clearance store

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Post by writepub »

rayiner wrote: post #229
paul7986 wrote: post #206

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Same here... iPhone X/XS/XR (bought & returned one of those in Sept.) are just too big i can not one hand text, surf, etc with any of those form factors or bigger. I hope their future models offer iPhone 6/7/8 or smaller form factors with Touch ID! Also, bring back the audio jack ... buying $180 airpods is ridiculous as previously i could buy $10 wired headset and listen privately. Removing the audio jack seems all t…

So after much griping about the notch, glass back, lack of headphone jack, lack of home button, and lack of Touch ID, the wife and I just bought iPhone XRs. And you know what? They’re great. Air Pods are transformational—you don’t realize how annoying the cords are until they’re gone. And quality and range are phenomenal. It’s a UX win for consumers as well as a revenue win for Apple. The swipe gestures aren’t discov…

> so I think the little tutorial they do in the Apple store when you buy one is effective

Steve Jobs said : “Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.” Does a full blown hand-held tutorial form an Apple employee at the store count as a manual?

Re: Apple resumes selling iPhone SE at lower $249 price on its clearance store

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Post by mdorazio »

Sendotsh wrote: post #159
brohoolio wrote: post #154

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My dream phone is a “military grade” SE. Slightly larger battery, rugged phone. I know it would be thicker, I’d be good with that.

I'd love an SE with a better camera and a "weekend long" battery, meaning I can go camping or whatever Friday evening, come back Sunday night, and use it a fair bit for photos and music and stuff while away. Give it a tough exterior and I'd settle for it being twice as thick as current, and all the associated weight, and pay a premium for it. I miss having tough phones that lasted for days. All the current tough phon…

Totally with you. I've been thinking of getting a rugged battery case for my SE to accomplish this, but obviously the camera will still be not great compared to newer phones.

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Post by wyattpeak »

writepub wrote: post #234
rayiner wrote: post #229

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So after much griping about the notch, glass back, lack of headphone jack, lack of home button, and lack of Touch ID, the wife and I just bought iPhone XRs. And you know what? They’re great. Air Pods are transformational—you don’t realize how annoying the cords are until they’re gone. And quality and range are phenomenal. It’s a UX win for consumers as well as a revenue win for Apple. The swipe gestures aren’t discov…

> so I think the little tutorial they do in the Apple store when you buy one is effective Steve Jobs said : “Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.” Does a full blown hand-held tutorial form an Apple employee at the store count as a manual?

While I agree that Apple interfaces have been straying deeply into "undiscoverable" territory of late (the two touch pressures... eugh), Jobs' comment is a quip that even Apple has never lived up to. You simply can't build advanced electronics without explaining to users how they work. Just try sitting somebody who's never used a computer in front of a Mac and see what happens.

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Post by vvhn »

darkpuma wrote: post #169
Xixi wrote: post #167

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You are describing me... So I'm there waiting for the iPhone mini/nano. I find it somewhat fascinating that Apple has chosen to reproduce the mistakes of the Mac (in the late eighties/early nineties -> higher prices/margins at the expense of market shares) rather the success of the iPod (own all the market, with an iPod at every price point). I don't think it's a winning strategy in the long term, though it has worke…

Unfortunately this time, Steve Jobs can't come back to set things right.

i love how everyone’s idea of what Steve Jobs would do is what they would they would like to see happen :-)

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Post by lowlevel »

jbay808 wrote: post #221
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #198

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The XZ2 Compact has no headphone jack. :(

The XZ1 Compact does! I love this phone. It has everything I want. SD card slot, headphone jack, water resistance, small, good camera and insane battery life. The only problem with it was how hard it was to find anywhere. Agree with the comment that Sony is bad at promoting or offering their phones.

Gonna check these sony compacts out.. thanks.
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