is it back, or they are clearing refurbished stock? it was on clearance page.
Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again
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#172I’m going to add to the dogpile here and add: I am really not sure how I can vote with my wallet more than I currently do. I had a 5S; upgraded to a 6S and spent a year with it, but I really hated the size of the phone and realised that small phones were entirely gone by the end of my time with the 6S. I tried Android for a while but it was Samsung’s Android and was not for me, I was frustrated and annoyed after ever…
The same is going to happen for Apple's "Professional" Macbooks. 2015 I think was the last year they made a decent Macbook? Since then it's been the touch bar (annoying but functional but potentially useful) and an absolute shit-show of a keyboard.
It's not just a keyboard preference issue for me. The reliability is shockingly appalling.
I buy computers for my startup and it feels painful to buy a MBP seeing that 50% of newer MBPs that we bought had issues with their keyboard. On a professional machine, a visit to the service centre is time and money wasted.
Also I travel a lot with my computer and just thinking about all the dongles that I will have to carry means that I am going to nurse my 2014 Macbook as long as I have to.
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#173Been using an SE since Jan 2017, hope to continue using it a lot longer. I bought two more refurbished ones in case I break it, and the cost of doing that was still less than one of apple's newer offerings
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The same is going to happen for Apple's "Professional" Macbooks. 2015 I think was the last year they made a decent Macbook? Since then it's been the touch bar (annoying but functional but potentially useful) and an absolute shit-show of a keyboard.
It's not just a keyboard preference issue for me. The reliability is shockingly appalling. I buy computers for my startup and it feels painful to buy a MBP seeing that 50% of newer MBPs that we bought had issues with their keyboard. On a professional machine, a visit to the service centre is time and money wasted. Also I travel a lot with my computer and just thinking about all the dongles that I will have to carry m…
Why would you waste precious start-up budget on overpriced hardware?
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I have a Samsung S7 from march 2016 and just received the march 2019 security update. Not bad ;)
The Nokia 6 was released back in January 2017 and is still seeing major OS upgrades (most recently to Android 9 Pie). I would expect a larger, much higher volume vendor like Samsung to do more than security patches for older phones considering that a smaller player like Nokia can keep up. It isn't a herculean task! Pretty sure my next device will be a Nokia or iPhone due to the long term software support.
BTW they don't refuse to bring updates to old phones because it seems like a "herculean task" but to get people to buy new phones. Welcome to our economy.
The nice thing about Apple (though I hate the fanboyism and many other things the company does) is that they managed to do what nobody else did: keeping that 5s running until today (!)
I've never seen an Android that would get updates for more than 2 years (can anyone beat this with 3?) so just using an iPhone as long as it lasts is better for environment.
Some statistics about supported software on iPhones: https://www.statista.com/chart/5824/ios-iphone-compatibility...
Guide to Greener Electronics (Greenpeace): https://secured-static.greenpeace.org/austria/Global/austria...
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#176I've had an iPhone SE for about 2 years now and I dread the day that I will have to replace this phone. Is it possible to buy a couple more right now and just store them in a cool dry place for the next 5 - 10 years? Would the battery life, etc, still be good?
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#177This was my favourite phone. Fast. Stable. Flat, easy-to-grip sides and a screen size designed to impress me, not Samsung executives. If they gave it new internals and electronic SIM capabilities, I’d pay $1,000 for it.
Why would you ever want eSIM support? The very existence of eSIM is completely antithetical to reason SIM cards were created in the first place. Without physical SIM cards, you're forced to grovel to your wireless provider to please provision your phone, and they can refuse to do so for any reason. With SIM cards, there's no limit to what devices you can use on what networks, outside of hardware ones. I find it ridic…
Ideally eSIM would allow you to switch provider more easily.
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I am ACIT and ACMT certified working for an AASP and you're absolutely right. The Audio IC issue with iPhone 7 and 7+ is awful but Apple refuses to acknowledge it's their problem. They had a rep program for a few months when it first started surfacing but then cancelled it when their own internal investigation said it wasn't their fault. While we tend not to recommend the 6s, we also don't sell and iPhones whether ne…
Not sure they refuse to acknowledge it: my wife’s 7+ had this last month and the Apple store said “Oh yeah, known problem” and replaced it free of charge.
Did they really admit that their products have problems? Wow.
I would have expected them to say something like "Oh yes It was totally your fault, but we can replace it for free because we're nice."
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It's not just a keyboard preference issue for me. The reliability is shockingly appalling. I buy computers for my startup and it feels painful to buy a MBP seeing that 50% of newer MBPs that we bought had issues with their keyboard. On a professional machine, a visit to the service centre is time and money wasted. Also I travel a lot with my computer and just thinking about all the dongles that I will have to carry m…
Why would you waste precious start-up budget on overpriced hardware?
For most the main reason is probably that they like macOS.
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I’m not so sure anymore - I have a 3.5 year old iPhone 6s, and replaced the battery with a brand new on from the Apple store not 6 months ago - already, the new battery is worse than the old one a year into the phones life. Random shut offs at 10% and not getting through a day are regular occurances, something that didn’t happen at all the first 2 years
I'm having the same exact experience. I'm considering heading to the Apple store and asking for a fresh battery replacement. I don't want to give up my headphone jack.
You may be eligable for a free battery replacement - there is a known issue with some 6S batteries: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/