Yes. I'm an Android user who is absolutely sick of phablets. I have a Pixel 3A (5.6") and it is way, way too big. I've been quite excited about this iPhone SE announcement. However, the lack of a headphone jack is a huge negative, and 4.7" is the absolute largest I think is reasonable. A little smaller would've been ideal. I'm undecided on whether to switch to the SE, but I genuinely hope it sells like crazy. Then maybe the Android copycat manufacturers like Google will copy the small form factor, but add in a headphone jack. One can dream...
New iPhone SE
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Re: New iPhone SE
#162"Best Single-Camera System in an iPhone"
Is there another iPhone with a single-camera system? Otherwise it just sounds like they had 0 other good things to say about it.
Soon we're down to "the newest iPhone ever released so far".
Re: New iPhone SE
#163Too large. Does anybody know a modern Android phone with the size of the IPhone 5?
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#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
A while ago I quit buying new models and switched to refurbished ones. The 7 I had did more or less what its predecessor did (car services, chat, remote camera control) and the one I have now (X or Xs?) does more or less what the 7 did. I can afford the newer ones, but I don't see the value relative to the four-figure cost.
When I got my XS ($1000) it was because I planned to keep it for a long time. It's been a year and a half and I have zero complaints of degradation in speed, battery life, etc. Still feels like new. I plan on keeping it for four years at least. Compare that to the $500 phones of the past that would limp across the two-year mark and it's really not unreasonable.
I don't think this is the comparison that you're drawing, but I'd like to point out that my current iPhone SE has been doing well for three years (other than a battery replacement), and I think it has at least one more year left in it. So it's not just the top-end phones that have staying power.
Re: New iPhone SE
#165This looks almost exactly like an iPhone 6... The measurements are the same.
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#166"Popular design"? On the contrary. As an iPhone SE owner, this is exactly the form factor that fans of the iPhone 4/5 series (like me) rejected as being too large.
Also, it's a slippery bugger. I've had my iPhone 8 for almost 2 years and now I'm working from home I've taken it out of it's case to fully enjoy the design. Honestly, probably easier to hold a live fish than this bloody phone.
TBF how many people don't use cases?
At least wit rounded edges the after-case size can be smaller.
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
Vat is applied in the price in the UK, and sales tax is at checkout in the US.
Interesting, I'd find that super annoying as a consumer that's used to seeing the full price (ex. delivery) upfront. Is this standard practice for online US stores?
It's standard practice in the US, full stop.
Re: New iPhone SE
#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
You have to add $75 a year to the operating cost of these phones, for AirPods, which appear to have a design life of about 18 months, max. I am very frustrated as the SE is really getting to end of life. I have bought 3 of them in the past month from various eBay sellers with good feedback. One fake, one had a badly degraded battery, and the other went into a reset loop after a couple weeks. There's not much out ther…
Can't you use... any other Bluetooth headphones with it? I feel like saying you have to use AirPods is a bit disingenuous.
Yes. You can use $20 Amazon bluetooth headphones. And you can use a $9 adapter that fits in any wallet or purse easily:
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35...
And they come with free lightning headphones in the box.
Re: New iPhone SE
#169You can get iPhone 6s for $100 from cellular carriers such as AT&T: https://www.att.com/buy/prepaid-phones/browse/apple/
I am sure the new iPhone SE has more advanced everything but if you're just using it for text messages, occasional photo and Whatsapp you'll hardly notice any difference.
Re: New iPhone SE
#170The old iPhone SE had two things that appealed to me (and anecdotally, that appealed to some of my friends): 1. it was small-ish 2. it had a headphone jack Without those I don't see this as a viable followup product.
It's still viable for most people. Most people will be okay with the included pair of wired headphones.