Bring Back the SE
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Bring Back the SE
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Re: Bring Back the SE
#2Yes .. iPhone 8 size and below.. please. Current sizes are too big to use in one hand without having to reposition the phone (my pet peeve).
Touch ID as well. Preferred over Face ID... grab phone with thumb it opens instantly (my personal experience).
Another year for myself Im not refreshing my iPhone. I did every year from 2009 to 2018; bought the XS last year and returned it. EDITED
Re: Bring Back the SE
#3Yes .. iPhone 8 size and below.. please. Current sizes are too big to use in one hand without having to reposition the phone (my pet peeve). Touch ID as well. Preferred over Face ID... grab phone with thumb it opens instantly (my personal experience). Another year for myself Im not refreshing my iPhone. I did every year from 2009 to 2018; bought the XS last year and returned it. EDITED
You use a 10 year old phone?
Re: Bring Back the SE
#4Or someone, anyone, make a functional clone of it.
I don't care much which OS I have to run, they are all the same now. I just want a smart phone that fits in a single hand.
I tried the palm and it is a bit too small, and the battery life was insanely bad.
Re: Bring Back the SE
#5I won't upgrade from this old used SE until some phone manufacturer produces a working phone that will fit in a pocket. It boggles the mind. I tried the Jelly Pro, which ran Slack and a handful of critical apps, but the battery life was only a few hours.
Re: Bring Back the SE
#6Cool, another supporter of a smaller iPhone. I upgraded my SE to a newer SE after buying a clearance SE from the Apple store. If they could make a high res. screen that essentially is the entire front of the phone (ala the trend for larger phones), I'd be impressed and upgrade.
I wonder what data is motivating Apple with regard to phone sizes. I assume trends towards video and image consumption are really pushing for larger screens. Anyone have any insight or knowledge?
Re: Bring Back the SE
#7I won't upgrade from this old used SE until some phone manufacturer produces a working phone that will fit in a pocket. It boggles the mind. I tried the Jelly Pro, which ran Slack and a handful of critical apps, but the battery life was only a few hours.
Agreed, pocket-sized phone is crucial, unless I should be buying JNCO jeans (but I thought that trend died away).
Re: Bring Back the SE
#8Yes .. iPhone 8 size and below.. please. Current sizes are too big to use in one hand without having to reposition the phone (my pet peeve). Touch ID as well. Preferred over Face ID... grab phone with thumb it opens instantly (my personal experience). Another year for myself Im not refreshing my iPhone. I did every year from 2009 to 2018; bought the XS last year and returned it. EDITED
You use a 10 year old phone?
He's bought the new model each year, until this year.
Re: Bring Back the SE
#9Mostly, I hope they bring TouchID back, preferably via a scanner on the back of the phone.
Outside of providing a bigger screen, FaceID is strictly worse:
- When I pulled my old iPhone out of my pocket, I would have my finger on the scanner and it would be unlocked before it reached my face. With FaceID on the iPhone X, I have to wait a few seconds.
- If you wake up and you're squinting as you look at your phone, FaceID won't work
- If you're wearing a hat and sunglasses, FaceID might not work
- If you're doing something else but you want to unlock your phone on the side in preparation for your next task, you have to stop and look at the phone
Re: Bring Back the SE
#10It's coming in the spring.