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Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by eyelidlessness »

SECProto wrote: post #157
eyelidlessness wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? I can’t speak to whether you’re any of those, but I can say this. Anyone spending significantly more than that (I’m included in this category) is either: - Buying it for the quality of its camera (me again, not that I’m an especially avid photographer; I almost exclusively take pics of my pup) - Some mix…

I think you're missing a big one that applies to most people I know: - Locked into two year contracts where a phone upgrade is "free" every two years, but they are spending $100+ per month for that "free" phone As a Canadian, I have a $50 plan with 12 gb of data (pretty good deal for here). If I wanted to get a new iPhone 13, I'd have to spend $300 up front (would be offset if i had an old device to trade in), plus a…

That definitely feels like it falls under the spending too much category, but I’ve only once financed a phone (should be mine pretty soon I think!) and hope I never need to again.

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Post by gameshot911 »

thom wrote: post #103

I upgraded to the 13 Pro Max from the 8 Plus and I’m still annoyed several times a day by interactions that are strictly worse without the touch sensor. Today it was because you used to be able to unlock just by holding your phone with your thumb on the sensor. But now you have to raise it to your face, hope it works after a couple of goes with your sunglasses on, and then even when it does you have to swipe up to se…

You're right, unlocking the phone every single time you want to interact with it is exceedingly tedious.

Which is why I remove the FaceID/passcode completely. The overall improvement to my QoL is well worth the increased risk. And all my truly sensitive apps are passcode protected, anyway.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by JansjoFromIkea »

notRobot wrote: post #2

I would pay a decent chunk of money for an iPhone SE clone that runs Android. I'm so tired of big phones. I can't do this anymore. Past discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31411191 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30405011

Samsung XCover 5 seems the best bet atm, to the point I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it earlier; smaller than just about any other android phone I've encountered in years (almost iPhone Mini sized), has a removeable battery and theoretically should have zero need for a case. The double combo of Samsung promising longer support cycles and it technically being an enterprise model mean it should be supported longer than most Android phones would be too.

New they're a bit pricey for the specs but you can find them like new used on ebay for half RRP.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by tootie »

Counterpoint: any phone made in the past 5 years is just about the same. I have a working 6 year old Motorola with a sturdy battery and I've never felt it lacked anything I need. It runs modern websites and apps just fine. I honestly have no idea what people are talking about when they compare phone features these days. There hasn't been a useful innovation since fingerprint unlock.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by pcurve »

notRobot wrote: post #2

I would pay a decent chunk of money for an iPhone SE clone that runs Android. I'm so tired of big phones. I can't do this anymore. Past discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31411191 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30405011

I have iPhone 11. At 44 I use large font setting so I can use it without glasses. I can’t imagine going smaller. :(

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by JansjoFromIkea »

nebula8804 wrote: post #117

As someone who held onto the iPhone 5S for years after its EOL and then held onto the iPhone SE first gen for as long as possible (until a cracked screen and second shot battery forced an upgrade) I can confidently say this guy is missing out. I held on to the old phone because of my thinking of the "stability and perfection" of its old design. I avoided the iPhone 6/7/8/SEv2 era like the plague because of just how u…

Switched from iPhone SE 2016 to an iPhone Mini, tbh the loss of touch ID alone was enough to mean it felt like a big quality of life drop. Less so now that I don't have to be wearing a mask so often but still feels significantly worse and I'd happily trade some screen space for it.

I suspect a big chunk of why the SE is still around with its current design is a concern of how put off some older users may be from having to adjust to a less consistent unlocking system.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by [deleted] »

initplus wrote: post #72
wlesieutre wrote: post #46

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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.

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Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by beckingz »

at_a_remove wrote: post #96

I am still rocking an iPhone SE, first generation. However, it has done a few troubling things as of late and I guess I must prepare myself to get a third generation. I feel like five years is a decent span for a phone. And so I have a screen protector and an Otterbox on order. Finding out that it won't support IOS 16 makes this kind of an inevitable purchase. TouchID, plus the tiny size, makes it a one-hander if I w…

New SE is... fine?

~10-20% better on every dimension than my old android phone.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by dontlaugh »

nebula8804 wrote: post #117

As someone who held onto the iPhone 5S for years after its EOL and then held onto the iPhone SE first gen for as long as possible (until a cracked screen and second shot battery forced an upgrade) I can confidently say this guy is missing out. I held on to the old phone because of my thinking of the "stability and perfection" of its old design. I avoided the iPhone 6/7/8/SEv2 era like the plague because of just how u…

I’d absolutely buy a mini, if it had Touch ID in the power button.

The poor ergonomics of Face ID just don’t compare.

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