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The Best iPhone
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#182I bought a OnePlus 3 when it was the cool underdog phone for $450. That was 6 years ago. After 5.5 years the battery started draining faster than usual so I replaced it. The only reason I had to switch phones was because my children chewed and drooled all over it, destroying the volume buttons.
With such a solid phone, I went back to oneplus to get the latest and greatest. So much has changed in this time spam. In their latest phone, they don't even have the alert slider. I reluctantly got the 9 pro.
Longer version: https://idiallo.com/blog/oneplus3-6-years-later
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#183Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays?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…
expensive smartphones are Veblen goods [1] by now, they mostly make no sense, but they will be bought for other reasons
Personally, I won't spend more than 200 eur for a new phone.
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#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
- cares about SW updates
I think that falls squarely under “married to the software”? At least it was part of the spirit of I intended.
You have to admit that there is some gap between "I want the latest re-rounded corners on app icons" (which fits into that category neatly) and "I don't want 4 years of unpatched 0-days still open on my phone" (which I'd argue does not).
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#185On a related note: recently bought an iphone and specifically bought the standard one and not the pro. now I've noticed that macro shots are a lot lower quality than on (older) iphone pros or even my old samsung s8. does anybody know whether that's on purpose?
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#186Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have luckily had the opposite experience. I've always had the biggest phone I could get (Pro Max and all the rest) but decided to try the 13 Mini after hearing so many good things. Given how fussy I usually am, it's been amazing. The pros outweigh any cons for me, but it seems the Mini is going the way of the dodo in future anyway and the SE really is a step too far down for me.
> the SE really is a step too far down for me Down? What does the mini have that the SE doesn’t?
Magsafe, Face Id, nearly full-screen display, and a better camera array (I think?).
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#187Earlier 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…
- cares about SW updates
The first generation iPhone from 2016 can still be updated with the latest iOs version.
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#188I had the same iPhone SE for about a year or so. I would have said all the same things as the author about it while I owned it. But, after it got damaged and I replaced it with an iPhone 13 Pro I have to say I much prefer the Pro. The only thing I miss is Touch ID but the 120hz oled screen, multiple cameras, and far better battery life more than make up for it. I don't mean to be a downer about the SE. I was just happily surprised with this new phone.
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#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have luckily had the opposite experience. I've always had the biggest phone I could get (Pro Max and all the rest) but decided to try the 13 Mini after hearing so many good things. Given how fussy I usually am, it's been amazing. The pros outweigh any cons for me, but it seems the Mini is going the way of the dodo in future anyway and the SE really is a step too far down for me.
> the SE really is a step too far down for me Down? What does the mini have that the SE doesn’t?
For me, and this is irritating, magsafe. All my other devices have it and the peripherals are better with it.
I agonized over this dumb thing but am terribly happy with my mini, in ways I haven’t been since the original SE.
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#190I 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…
I want an iPhone SE sized phone with something similar to my Ulefone Power Armor 13's battery life.
The Power Armor 13 weights nearly half a kilogram, and because of this I almost never drip it - you certainly know you've got hold of it, and the battery lasts so long I sometimes forget it needs charging till I get a 15% warning somewhere around day four to six.