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Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by sp332 »

TylerE wrote: post #44
dpflan wrote: post #6

Cool, 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…

> If they could make a high res. screen that essentially is the entire front of the phone So, an Iphone X?

Yes, but with at least an inch knocked off the screen size.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u »

dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

> (also, I wonder how women get on, since generally they have smaller hands than men.)

PopSockets. In my neck of the woods they are almost as common as phone cases. Some men also use them.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by bangonkeyboard »

dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

> (also, I wonder how women get on, since generally they have smaller hands than men.)

The women around me adopted larger phones earlier, because they had purses to carry them in.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by dpflan »

TylerE wrote: post #44
dpflan wrote: post #6

Cool, 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…

> If they could make a high res. screen that essentially is the entire front of the phone So, an Iphone X?

Sure, like an iPhone X but the size of the SE. Cursory Google searching for comparing SE vs X Display sizes:

- SE: 4.0" (10.16 cm)

- X: 5.8" (14.73 cm)

(source: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/Apple-iPhon...)

X's display is 45% larger, but the phone's total size is larger too.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by ehsankia »

033803throwaway wrote: post #4

Or 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.

Is Pixel 3a / Samsung s10e too big for your taste? It's not much bigger than the SE.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by xnyan »

oplav wrote: post #56
stephc_int13 wrote: post #38

My SE will probably be my last iOS device. iOS used to be much better than competition, but I don't think that's the case now. I never liked big-ass phones, and in my opinion the best iPhone design was the iPhone4, this one was a real masterpiece. But I won't pay a premium for a phone I don't like, when my SE will no longer do its job, it will be replaced by a cheap Android device.

Do you use any other Apple products? I feel the same way about paying a premium for a phone I don't like, but iMessage is what is keeping me from switching (back) to Android. My personal computer is a 2014 MacBook. My work computer is a MacBook. Being able to message freely from my laptop to others on iMessage is a really nice feature.

With android you also can do this on MacOS, as well as Linux and Windows.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by anoncake »

oplav wrote: post #56
stephc_int13 wrote: post #38

My SE will probably be my last iOS device. iOS used to be much better than competition, but I don't think that's the case now. I never liked big-ass phones, and in my opinion the best iPhone design was the iPhone4, this one was a real masterpiece. But I won't pay a premium for a phone I don't like, when my SE will no longer do its job, it will be replaced by a cheap Android device.

Do you use any other Apple products? I feel the same way about paying a premium for a phone I don't like, but iMessage is what is keeping me from switching (back) to Android. My personal computer is a 2014 MacBook. My work computer is a MacBook. Being able to message freely from my laptop to others on iMessage is a really nice feature.

FYI, Telegram can also be used from a laptop without a phone being involved.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by ebiester »

dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-r...

People with smaller hands, regardless of gender, often use two hands. Once you're used to using two hands, there's no reason to have a smaller screen.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by ahnick »

oplav wrote: post #56
stephc_int13 wrote: post #38

My SE will probably be my last iOS device. iOS used to be much better than competition, but I don't think that's the case now. I never liked big-ass phones, and in my opinion the best iPhone design was the iPhone4, this one was a real masterpiece. But I won't pay a premium for a phone I don't like, when my SE will no longer do its job, it will be replaced by a cheap Android device.

Do you use any other Apple products? I feel the same way about paying a premium for a phone I don't like, but iMessage is what is keeping me from switching (back) to Android. My personal computer is a 2014 MacBook. My work computer is a MacBook. Being able to message freely from my laptop to others on iMessage is a really nice feature.

I dream of a world where all my messaging takes place in Keybase for this reason.
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