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Post by ynniv »

mpg33 wrote: post #214
oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

I think the iPhone XS is only marginally larger than the 7/8 and has a much larger display.

The size of the display is actually the important measurement for one handed use. My thumb can reach the far corner of the screen on the 8 but not the X.

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Post by untog »

Apocryphon wrote: post #238
oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

Does anyone think they'll make a next-gen SE next year? It could simply be they didn't want to release four phones this year.

I remember people saying the same last year.

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Post by mikestew »

fusiongyro wrote: post #169
mikestew wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's not shoot the messenger here. You might not like it, but the R is the for "replacement". You'll have to take it up with Apple if you want to know why.

You sure about that? The XS is smaller than the XR.

Was the SE about size or price? I thought it was about price, and coincidentally was smaller. If it's the other way around, then you're right. But then my whole world view on Apple's product lineup kind of gets confused.

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Post by colechristensen »

mistersquid wrote: post #127
plantain wrote: post #66

The showmanship really feels like it's run out. Even when it was the post-Jobs Ive and Cook it was still captivating, but this is just tiresome.

The Apple Watch announcements were intriguing. The iPhone announcements were, I agree, quite tiresome. So much so, I closed the window a few minutes into Schiller's discussion of the chips in the new models. I suspect it's because I can only do so much with a phone and nothing in the "smartphone" space jumps out to me as "revolutionary". It seems that innovational leaps in mobile computing will depend on what softwar…

I send and receive text, sound, and images on my phone. I don't need a revolutionary anything to do that, and the only thing keeping me upgrading is eternal bloat of applications.

What would really be revolutionary is a phone that wouldn't shatter when I drop it.

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Post by retromario »

ppeetteerr wrote: post #229
tfandango wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have some younger kids who have the SE models, I like them because they are cheap(er), they work in the apple ecosystem I have, they are small enough for kids to carry around w/o breaking them, and I can easily track everyone. I won't be buying them any of these new ones, either stick to older SEs or purchase cheaper androids for them now.

Aren't the new 7's near the same price as the old SE's? You also get something cool with the 7, no breakable home button :)

iPhone SE started at $349. iPhone 7 starts at $449, so somewhat more expensive.

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Post by ynniv »

masklinn wrote: post #177
MBCook wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not even the SE. I have an 8 and like the size. I would have preferred the Xr to be the physical size of the 8 so I do t have to move up if I want something newer.

The XS is the smallest of the lineup, and pretty much the replacement for the old baseline, it's 5mm taller and 4 wider than the old baseline IIRC>

The larger screen means you can't touch the far corner with one hand, though.

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Post by lwansbrough »

DaveSchmindel wrote: post #122

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

Not to mention if the product isn't the "best" they've ever made, what good is it? Saying "best" at a new product announcement might as well be replaced with "newest". And how stupid does that sound?

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Post by 21 »

ynniv wrote: post #123

Something to note on the market: AAPL was trending well up during the Watch announcements, and well down during the rest.

AAPL is one of the most watched and analyzed stocks in the world. What I mean is that it's behavior is beyond the understanding capabilities of a mere mortal which is not heavily involved.
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