New iPhone SE • Hacker News Board

Re: New iPhone SE

#31

Post by judge2020 » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

Looks like it doesn't come with the ultra wideband/UWB U1 chip, so this might impact future "AirTags" compatibility.

Re: New iPhone SE

#32

Post by JKCalhoun » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

bluedevil2k wrote: post #2

An 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.

When you have teenagers, these are the models you look for. I'll probably by a few.

Re: New iPhone SE

#33

Post by threepio » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

"Popular design"? On the contrary. As an iPhone SE owner, this is exactly the form factor that fans of the iPhone 4/5 series (like me) rejected as being too large.

Re: New iPhone SE

#34

Post by davidcollantes » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

bitL wrote: post #12

Hooray, no notch! The only recent iPhone that is not ugly right now.

It doesn't have a notch, but the screen doesn't go edge to edge. I will take the notch any day, if that eliminates the top and bottom blocks.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by chaorace » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

$399 iPhone? Weird! I always thought Apple stayed out of that pricerange to keep the iPhone line a "prestige" purchase (especially given how little time the "c" lasted for). I suppose that's why this model has such an iPod-esque visual design, so that outside observers don't misconstrue the people using these with their "luxury" users.

It's good to see more downward pressure coming from flagship phones lately, imo. It's a great analog to the Pixel "a" models and an overall smartphone trend that I'm very positive about!

Re: New iPhone SE

#36

Post by Traster » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

80% of the way to a iPhone 11 Pro for 40% of the price.

Re: New iPhone SE

#37

Post by crazygringo » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #21

bluedevil2k wrote: post #2

An 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.

> Makes me seriously consider this model for my next phone instead of spending $1200 on an iPhone 11 Max. I just continually finance the latest phone at 0% interest for ~$40/mo. Trade in every year.

I mean great, but $40/mo is $480/yr, which is more than cost of the SE which will last you for several years.

The SE is budget. $40/mo is not budget by any yardstick.

Re: New iPhone SE

#38

Post by XaspR8d » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #17

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #15

Now why can't we convince Android OEMs that decent specs in a small design is a worthwhile endeavor? The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is the last one that comes to mind.

There's plenty of decent small Android phones. The problem is that they run Android.

Or that they don't run real Android but some lagging downstream vendor-specific bloatware...

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by judge2020 » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

jimbob45 wrote: post #22

No headphone jack?

Nope: https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by jaywalk » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #21

bluedevil2k wrote: post #2

An 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.

> Makes me seriously consider this model for my next phone instead of spending $1200 on an iPhone 11 Max. I just continually finance the latest phone at 0% interest for ~$40/mo. Trade in every year.

Same. I want the latest tech, and you can't beat 0% financing.