I hope it comes with that brand new contact tracing feature so they know where I am all the time.
New iPhone SE
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Re: New iPhone SE
#262One of the biggest advantages of the first gen SE (aside from size) was its sub 120g weight - my SO has one and even with the protective case it's very easy on the hands - especially when lying down and holding it in the air.
The current gen weights almost as much as my Galaxy S8, which is objectively a rather heavy object to be held for extended periods of time.
All in all I was meaning to get her one once it's released, but given the weight of the device that won't happen.
Re: New iPhone SE
#263I have the latest iphone, but only because I switched carriers and got a good deal. FaceID is fine, but touch ID was way way better... but why don't they put it on the back of the phone like Android phones do? It's so much easier to use it and then you don't have those huge bezels.
Re: New iPhone SE
#264Old iPhone SE: 123.8 mm (4.87 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 7.6 mm (0.30 in) D Mass 113 g (4.0 oz) New iPhone SE: Height: 5.45 inches (138.4 mm) Width: 2.65 inches (67.3 mm) Depth: 0.29 inch (7.3 mm) Weight: 5.22 ounces (148 grams) (Copy-pasted from various places on iPad, sorry about inconsistencies)
Relative change, old SE to new SE, in three forms.
Percent — Height +11.8%, Width +14.9%, Depth -4.0%, Mass +31.0%
Metric — Height +14.6mm, Width +8.7mm, Depth -0.3mm, Mass +35g
Imperial — Height +0.58in, Width +0.34in, Depth -0.01in, Mass +1.22oz
Re: New iPhone SE
#265Original SE user here (and I have a spare sitting unwrapped on my bookshelf as a backup): I'm disappointed by the lack of a headphone jack and the size, while better than the phablet nonsense, is still bigger than I would like. I'm actually not sure what I will do after these phones go kaput, I only use my phone for calls, music, Whatsapp, and maybe maps (though with travel completely halted for the medium term, I do…
WhatsApp runs on KaiOS feature phones, which are marketed to developing countries. Google Maps and YouTube also have official support: https://www.kaiostech.com/explore/apps/
Re: New iPhone SE
#266Glad to see a non faceID option. I'm on an 11 Pro currently, will probably sidegrade to this. FaceID is incredibly unreliable in my opinion, and it almost always takes more time that touchID did. Furthermore, "Reachability" (the feature where you slide the UI down for easy access with one hand) is much more difficult to access and dismiss with no home button. It's rare I don't accidentally invoke some UI action when…
Repeating myself here but for me FaceID actually does feel like an improvement, despite my many doubts about it in the beginning. Yes there are some occasions where it doesn't work well (when you're trying to unlock the phone without looking at it properly) but there are also many occasions where it works much better. Most of the time my phone now unlocks so smoothly that I don't even realise it was locked. I just ta…
If there were a quick way to switch over to pin input, and furthermore the pin input would constantly be looking for your face rather than needing to switch out of pin mode to try for faceid, it might be okay.
Two situations make faceid unusable:
1. I’m in bed and bedding materials occlude my face.
2. I’m using my hair to purposefully occlude my face in areas with public surveillance
In both of these situations touching the home button would be much easier.
Re: New iPhone SE
#267An upgraded iPhone 8 with a starting storage of 64 Gb at only $399. Seems like a great deal. Makes me seriously consider this model for my next phone instead of spending $1200 on an iPhone 11 Max.
A while ago I quit buying new models and switched to refurbished ones. The 7 I had did more or less what its predecessor did (car services, chat, remote camera control) and the one I have now (X or Xs?) does more or less what the 7 did. I can afford the newer ones, but I don't see the value relative to the four-figure cost.
For me it’s all about the camera, so I upgrade as often as I can. Everything else is a distant second.
Re: New iPhone SE
#268I was itching for this announcement, not because I want to buy an iPhone, but because this will finally mean other manufacturers will start to make compact phones. It drives me up the wall that I simply cannot find a reasonably competent phone (i.e. mid/upper range from the past 4 years) which is not absolutely fucking huge. It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, b…
> I was itching for this announcement, not because I want to buy an iPhone, but because this will finally mean other manufacturers will start to make compact phones.
There are plenty of compact and competent phones. A Samsung A40 for example is barely larger than this new iPhone SE, but has a 5.9 inch display. A friend wanted a smallish smartphone and she's quiet happy with the form factor.
Re: New iPhone SE
#269I use Pixel 4, and I absolutely hate not having a fingerprint sensor. Cons: * At night it doesn't work, because I am laying on the bed and half my face is covered. * It doesn't work when I am not wearing my glasses. Annoying when I have just woken up or going to bed and want to check a quick notification. * Sometimes it unlocks by itself even if I don't want it to. For the headphone jack, I got a cheap USB-C ones and…
FaceID is so terrible. It's hard to imagine a company based out of sunny California invented an authentication system that requires you to remove your sunglasses. It also sucks in any bright environment like say... the beach. Which they don't have much of in California of course. When the ambient IR is too high the sensor can't see it's own tracking dots on your face so it can't build the 3D mesh to authenticate you.…
Works perfectly fine in every pair of sunglasses I own.
Re: New iPhone SE
#270I was itching for this announcement, not because I want to buy an iPhone, but because this will finally mean other manufacturers will start to make compact phones. It drives me up the wall that I simply cannot find a reasonably competent phone (i.e. mid/upper range from the past 4 years) which is not absolutely fucking huge. It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, b…
...as someone who absolutely loves big phones - I am on the other side of this argument.
I read and watch shows on my phone constantly, and screen size is a major factor for me. I specifically buy clothes with larger pockets to accommodate.
I agree that choice would be better - but I imagine that economies of scale sometimes means having only one size for everyone if you want to keep them cheaper than the competition.