I paddleboard so I bought a iPhone 12 mini so it doesn't weigh down my pocket that much.
It continued the spirit of the SE.
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#172Agree with OP completely. Also, with iCloud I found the 64G version absolutely usable. I always used to max out the memory on my phones because I have a huge photo album, but iCloud support swaps the pictures in and out of memory quickly and transparently.
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#173I knew I wasn't the only one fond of small, cheap-but-great phones! :) Btw, this is my first post in English. I cover tech here in Brazil for +10 years and run a +9 years old independent, self-sustainable publication written in Portuguese. Now, I decided to give it a shot in another language, despite still feeling uncomfortable with my English. (I hope I haven't misspelled anything!) If you enjoyed this brief iPhone…
Your English is indistinguishable from that of the top 10% of writers or so. I had no reason to believe you are not a native speaker until you linked to your page with photo samples written in Portuguese.
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#174Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
And they will charge OEMs quite a big sum for every new Android versions on an old phone.
But given that Google now uses their own SOCs, rather than Qualcomms, they can provide updates for their phones for a lot longer.
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#175> 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
But that chip is not as good as the apple one. In fact not even close. The battery life on that one is atrocious compared to the apple one.
On the other hand it can do live voice translation without an internet connection. Can Apple do that?
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#176Earlier 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.
The difference being that since every app dev expects iphones to be on the latest ios version, as soon as your phone goes out of support it will become obsolete quickly. Android has a larger install base of users on old os versions, so you can expect support even if you aren't on the latest one. New ios versions usually have the disadvantage of being poorly optimized for older models, and I personally have never cared much about the new features. So staying on the old os version indefinitely might be a better option as long as apps still support it.
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#177I 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
There are individual customers that will pay for all kind of crazy features. But the vast majority of the customers buy bigger phones. There's a rumor the iPhone Mini sells so badly Apple will not release any new versions.
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#178If they next WWDC keynote announced double the battery life and half the weight, that would be great, but what would really inspire me would be a brand deal with Levi's. If they could put iPhone-compatible pockets in women's jeans… wow, what a future.
Even the SE is a tad too big for one hand for an average-height woman (that is, me) and sticks out of most of my pockets, but it's the best Apple has to offer me.
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#179Am 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…
but... your pixel was more than $100 new. the phone you use does not normally fit into the category you describe. the only part that makes it work is the "second hand," bit. cheap/expensive is relative, and $400 is cheap for a phone (for north american audiences). fwiw, i find even pixel phones to be sort of slow after a couple years into software updates, mostly between multitasking/app switching. so I think that th…
> i find even pixel phones to be sort of slow after a couple years into software updates
I assume that's because they're Google's software updates. Removing all Google apps, and most phones are fast. My BlackBerry KeyOne, with its midrange chipset, is still fast five years after it was released. Hell, I wanted a smaller form factor for a few days, and threw my SIM into my Nexus 5. Changing apps, installing updates, and navigating with OSM were all just as fast as 2013, when the phone was new. I even flipped through a few Tiktok videos to try it out - and while the first video stuttered a bit, everything after that was still quick.
Google Apps, like Google Play Services, the Play Store, and especially Maps, all seem to expand over time to consume all available resources. OS updates don't slow down your phone - the software you just want to run (and are pushed heavily to keep up-to-date) simply keeps getting heavier.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Gloves aren't necessary here Gloves are used in more scenarios than just cold weather, motorcycle gloves for one example.
Wearing motorcycle gloves would make it impossible to touch anything on your screen anyway?
Most gloves accumulate enough dirt over time for touch to start awkwardly working. Some newer ones have a layer applied to the index finger to make it work.
Gloves are not the big problem, my experience is that FaceID is useless when motorcycling because of the helmet.