Still holding onto my 13 mini. Dreaming of another small form factor release one of these announcements.. :'}
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iPhone 17e
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Re: iPhone 17e
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Smaller phones aren't great for older people because of the increased font size that they use. They can barely fit a sentence onto the screen.
Exactly, every older person I've seen has the Plus model (RIP) with screen text turned up to 150%. A small screen for someone with poor eyesight sounds like torture.
They also just two hand the phone. Left hand to hold and right hand free to tap any corner of the screen.
Re: iPhone 17e
#303I'm happy for the existence of the e line mainly because it forces them to bump up the specs on the base iPhone. 17 is so good now that there's very little reason to get the 17 Pro.
Genuinely asking -- How about the camera? I keep hearing that camera is much better on 17 pro than 17 base.
The OP article keeps saying camera on 17e is 'stunning', but again, I am waiting to find out how it compares with 17 pro.
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#305Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're being pretty defensive / aggressive about what some might call a phone addiction. Most on HN know the data: healthier people tend to enforce boundaries with their devices. The average person is addicted, yes, but I'm not sure being "the odd one" in an era of actually decreasing literacy and numeracy and attention span is the insult that you seem to think.
No I’m not living in some Luddite bubble. I am sure you’re also surprised that I’m not running Linux and using KDE Connect. Again, look at the statistics..
The statistics suggest that being perpetually glued to a phone is negative for your life across essentially every dimension.
Re: iPhone 17e
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People make fun of me but I'll never skip a chance to complain about how large these phones are. I hate it so much. I have a standard iPhone, not a max, and it causes real pain in my wrist if I use it too much. Was honestly thinking about downgrading to the last SE model even though it's several years out of date.
Funnily, the large display is the most important thing for me. I find my efficiency directly proportional to display size (which holds for laptops too). If a 30 second task can be done in just 20 on a device with a larger display, that's absolutely worth it for me. Also larger device tends to imply longer battery life too.
What, ummm, efficiency benefits are you finding on a smart phone? Is it related directly to the keyboard size when typing? That's kind of all I can think of, other than a really tiny display + big fingers being an issue.
I find my efficiency directly proportional to the distance from my smart phone.
Re: iPhone 17e
#307Earlier quoted context omitted.
People make fun of me but I'll never skip a chance to complain about how large these phones are. I hate it so much. I have a standard iPhone, not a max, and it causes real pain in my wrist if I use it too much. Was honestly thinking about downgrading to the last SE model even though it's several years out of date.
The phones get larger and the UI gets less information dense every release. More padding, more offsets, more dead space.
Apple needs all that space so that the aesthetic can fit in.
Re: iPhone 17e
#308$599 still feels like they're setting whatever price they can get away with. It's been 20 years, why don't we have sub $500 new iPhones yet?
$900 is the new $600
Re: iPhone 17e
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Is this really a driving factor for people? If I anticipate tasks that I can't wait to get back to a good work environment to do, I'll bring my laptop and tether on my phone. It's a fantastically more productive setup than trying to ssh in via a phone keyboard or even write a long email. 1 inch extra on the phone screen diagonal won't move the needle there for me.
Yes and even though you haven’t watched TV in 20 years ((c) Slashdot) people still watch TV. The feigned ignorance on HN that most normal people don’t pull their laptops out to do everything in 2026 is amazing
It's not feigned ignorance, it's disbelief that people are comfortable working in such an inefficient and frankly unpleasant way.
Can I file my taxes on my phone? Probably. But I could also set myself on fire, and I think that might be more fun. Why would I not want to use a tool that is 100x faster and 1000x easier to use for any task more complex than writing a sentence?
I'm a developer. I've heard of developers SSH'ing from their phone and developing that way. It's impressive, in the same way removing all your fingernails is impressive.
Re: iPhone 17e
#310Earlier quoted context omitted.
No I’m not living in some Luddite bubble. I am sure you’re also surprised that I’m not running Linux and using KDE Connect. Again, look at the statistics..
The statistics suggest that being perpetually glued to a phone is negative for your life across essentially every dimension.
Yes I’m sure that using my phone for things that in the before times I would have used a desktop computer to do over a 2400 baud modem is a negative for my life. Those negatives are around social media