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Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

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Post by aphextron »

pfortuny wrote: post #280
marmaduke wrote: post #249

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did you crack the screen if I may ask? My kids have thrown my SE across the room without cracking

If it falls on a road (like mine) with some pebbles, you are likely out of luck. It is not the height/force but the spikes.

>If it falls on a road (like mine) with some pebbles, you are likely out of luck. It is not the height/force but the spikes.

Fortunately spare parts cost peanuts and the SE is incredibly easy to fix. A new digitizer is 20 bucks on Amazon (with a toolkit including everything you need). $10 for a new battery. And replacing both of those requires two screws and 10 minutes of effort. I've replaced almost every part in mine short of the mainboard.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

mlejva wrote: post #288

Interesting to see so many people here prefer smaller phones over big ones. I was using iPhone 5, 5S, and SE for over 6 years. This Christmas I switched to XR and I couldn't be happier. I feel like there are so many productivity things I can do on my phone that were annoying before. I use notes, emails, and even Google Spreadsheets much more. I started using the Kindle app for reading and I actually like it. Sometime…

It is interesting.

We hear all the time that the market wants bigger phones. But I look at data from analytics sites like Mixpanel and see something different.

https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/09/iphone-xr-usage-overtakes-xs/

This is from January 2019 (I can't find anything newer at the moment).

iPhone XS - 2.89%

iPhone XS Max - 3.65%

iPhone XR - 3.02%

iPhone X - 11.71%

iPhone 8 - 9.81%

iPhone 8 Plus - 10.11%

Total - 41.19%

These are all the latest iPhones. If you look at this year alone, sure, the larger phones are selling more. But back up even one year and 60% of iPhone users have the smaller of the newer phones. The 8 and 8 Plus are nearly at parity.

There's a market for not large phones. It's basically half of Apple's iPhone customers.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

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Post by throwawaymath »

emsy wrote: post #329
throwawaymath wrote: post #318

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I disagree. Fundamentally, every company makes product decisions primarily for financial reasons. Apple has been focused on finances for most of its existence as an entity. If it appears they have become more focused on financial success recently, I would argue that's more likely due to market saturation than it is to any categorical change in their priorities. EDIT: Changed and removed some wording to make the tone…

This is a rather condescending reply, and I hope next time you try to understand what I wrote before trying to lecture me.

I apologize for the condescension, it wasn't intended. Thank you for letting me know; I've edited the comment.

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Post by hawski »

throwaway5r09 wrote: post #74
princeb wrote: post #54

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none at 4".

Here’s the closest I could find, at 3.5” - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/K-touch-I9-Super-Mini-Mobile... There’s a ton more and some at 2.5”!

That's interesting. But seeing Mediatek SoC my enthusiasm is limited. Personally I want only something that's supported at least by LineageOS.

However with that price it's not bad. But for now when my Nexus 5x will eventually bootloop to a higher plane of existence I'll plan to buy last Xperia Compact in used.

Edit: in reviews people mention that there is no global version. So there's no Play store. I'll pass.

Oh and I forgot. I keep my hopes for Sharp Aquos R2 Compact. So far it's only available in Japan and I now only that it will be released in the end of April in India.

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Post by tlowrimore »

akvadrako wrote: post #254
kanishkdudeja wrote: post #192

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The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon / Dell XPS line should keep you happy.

The X1 Extreme is closer to the MBP and the 2nd generation should be released this spring.

I'm currently typing this response from a ThinkPad X1 Extreme, running Pop_OS.

I've been a faithful MBP user, and before that a faithful PowerBook user. My 2017 MBP was the last straw. While I appreciate Apple extending the warranty on the keyboard, it is entirely impractical for me to continue sending my primary work machine away for 5-7 days for repairs.

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Post by captn3m0 »

geofft wrote: post #81
dlgeek wrote: post #2

Can someone provide context as to why this is newsworthy for those of us who don't follow Apple's every move? (I failed trying to rephrase this to sound less sarcastic, but I'm genuinely looking for context here).

The iPhone SE is the smallest smartphone that gets security updates, of any platform. (And in 2010 or so it would have been bigger than any smartphone not being called a "phablet," so it's not so much that it's small as that it's the only reasonable-sized phone left in many people's opinions.) If Apple's historical support practice keeps up, it'll remain in support until late 2020 or 2021. Sent from my iPhone SE

I really hope Apple supports it beyond that, especially if they don’t launch a alternative in the interim.

It certainly has a lot of compute to support future iOS releases.

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Post by bitwize »

RubberbandSoul wrote: post #250
simonh wrote: post #233

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Then frankly they're not in the Apple target demographic. I know that sucks, but the iPhone is a gateway for customers who are willing to pay a premium for Apple products. The real danger for Apple would be compromising with a budget model at the entry level. It would kill their value proposition on the whole rest of their line. The closest they get is previous-year models and refurbs.

I think they run a real risk of diminishing returns. To use a car analogy; first they were the BMW of phones, then the Ferrari and maybe soon the Bugatti. Along the way consumers will start to tap out and leave Apple's ecosystem altogether. Maybe that's already set in motion, people are keeping their phones for much longer so it will take a while for the effects to be noticeable.

The Bugatti of phones is Samsung's upcoming fold-out model, which will cost over $2000 -- more than a high-end tricked out PC you could run a decent sized neural network on.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

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Post by aphextron »

throwaway66666 wrote: post #63

It is probably the nicest phone ever in regards to size/screen/weight. I wish they would give it a hardware bump too to keep it competitive.

>It is probably the nicest phone ever in regards to size/screen/weight. I wish they would give it a hardware bump too to keep it competitive.

The SE can literally play Fortnite. How much more hardware do you need to be "competitive"?

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

Double_a_92 wrote: post #181
princeb wrote: post #41

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this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size. miniaturization has become so costly that no major phone manufacturer is capable of doing it at scale.

I doubt it's capability, especially since smartphones used to be smaller in the past. Average people just don't want smaller phones. So they are a nice product, and manufactures don't want to take a risk.

This isn't true, though. I replied to someone else with MixPanel numbers, but basically just from the last two years (iphone 8 through the new XR,XS's), 60% of iPhone users are using smaller of the newer phones. If you go back further, I'm sure you'll see similar. So, while everyone keeps saying the market wants larger iPhones, the market keeps buying the smaller ones.
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