The SE is great, both my parents received one each for their birthdays this year. Nice bright display, a button to help escape any stuck programs, and a great new camera for them to take pictures of caravans, cactuses, and kids. I’ve got an iPhone 11 and will probably sidegrade to an SE in the next year or two, and the space in my pockets will thank me for it.
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#122Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? Not that I mind as I'm able to find good value (in my opinion and for my needs) in second-hand markets for electronics (couldn't be more satisfied with my $100 Pixel 3a and aging T430s laptop), I just find it impressive how much price references have shifted over time as flagship phones ran from $400-500 w…
You are not. And the camera in the pixel 6a is the same as it ever was and they made it worse by replacing the rock solid back fingerprint reader with a junk "under the glass tesla AI is coming next year" reader.
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#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Though if the iPhone SE 2016 and the Pixel 3a are anything to go by, the new iPhone SE will probably have software support for 2x or longer than the Pixel 6a.
Even on the latest model Pixel phones Google still refuses to commit to more than 3 years of Android updates... They have at least lengthened the security update timeline to a whole 5 years. I bought an iphone around the launch of the Pixel 4, which is now nearing it's end of support. Meanwhile Apple has provided the latest updates to devices that launched 7 years ago.
I could be wrong but I think qualcomm is the biggest obstacle for google in supporting older phone versions.
they won't ship updated drivers for new android versions for old phones.
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#124Genuine question, what's the best phone to look at currently if the camera is your main focus on a device? I'm past the point of caring about speed or storage, as its all much of a muchness now I feel... But I want an actual camera that just happens to have a phone attached to it.
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Though if the iPhone SE 2016 and the Pixel 3a are anything to go by, the new iPhone SE will probably have software support for 2x or longer than the Pixel 6a.
The pixel 3a is still supported by AOSP distros like CalyxOS: https://calyxos.org/install/
No SafetyNet, so useless for some of us.
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#126I bought a Mini with great excitement, thinking that it would take me back to the glory of the "my phone fits my my pocket and I can type with one hand" days. I kept it for 3 months, and then traded it in for a Pro. It turns out that the world has moved on. Web pages are getting harder to read on small screens. I had to squint a lot. The phone's short height means that it often doesn't charge "vertically" in Qi charg…
13 Mini lover here. I find the small screen an advantage, because it makes me less likely to look at web pages on it. I'm actively trying to use my phone less, while not pretending that living modern life without a phone is essentially impossible. When I do succumb to my own weakness and look at something on the tiny screen, I often think, meh, this isn't great, just do something else!
^Yes, this! Got a mini too as part of my mission to reduce phone time. I still use it plenty, and haven't once missed having a bigger screen.
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#127Curious about this quote:
> The only feature that Apple has denied for any reason other than technical is night mode when taking pictures at low light, absent here.
I was under the impression that night mode more or less required the 2+ camera package of the current phones in order to gather enough light, depth, etc. information for it work well. Given what the author said, I guess I was wrong about that... anyone with some image processing knowledge able to elaborate a bit on how night mode works?
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#128> It is a crazy strategy of Apple to put the “brains” of its most expensive phone, the iPhone 13 Pro Max (+USD 1.099), in its entry model, low cost (USD 429). No other company does this. The $449 Pixel 6a, which was released today, has the same Tensor chip as the $899 Pixel 6 Pro. This is advertised prominently on the product page: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_6a
yeah, but they screwed up everything else about the 6a. it's clear it was just a dump on the bang per value sector. I would have jumped to a 6a if they designed it for the sector but they clearly did not.
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#129Genuine question, what's the best phone to look at currently if the camera is your main focus on a device? I'm past the point of caring about speed or storage, as its all much of a muchness now I feel... But I want an actual camera that just happens to have a phone attached to it.
iPhone 13 pro,
Not everyone’s choice but I love it
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#130I bought a Mini with great excitement, thinking that it would take me back to the glory of the "my phone fits my my pocket and I can type with one hand" days. I kept it for 3 months, and then traded it in for a Pro. It turns out that the world has moved on. Web pages are getting harder to read on small screens. I had to squint a lot. The phone's short height means that it often doesn't charge "vertically" in Qi charg…
Why did you go for a Pro over a regular iPhone 13 (for example). I'm trying to workout which one to get, way too many options in 2022. I do a lot of outdoor stuff, not sure if I want the weight of the pro, is it worth it?
I’m not sure when the 14 will be released but I would wait if you can. It will be better at (most likely) the same price tag.