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Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by fauigerzigerk »

simonh wrote: post #350
fauigerzigerk wrote: post #348

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I agree. The mini is smaller but has a larger screen than the SE. Face ID works really well. I just hope the 13 has better battery life than the 12. My 12 mini drains half the battery on idle within 24 hours if mobile data is enabled.

I appreciate that's a fair concern, perfectly legitimate, but how far we have come that only having half a charge after 24 hours is disappointing.

That's half a charge after leaving the phone idle for the whole 24 hours. It's disappointing compared to previous generations of iPhone and even compared to much cheaper Android phones.

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Post by elxr »

> in its entry model, low cost (USD 429).

The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land, and the disappointing battery life. I think a big reason this phone is so well liked on here is the general woeful state of the budget, compact phone market.

With LG gone, Google Nexus gone, HTC gone, OnePlus's descent into mediocrity, and Motorola churning out huge phone after huge phone, options are slim. The new Zenfone 9 looks solid, but that's a flagship phone. I hope they release a smaller, more-budget focused version next.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by sgjohnson »

elxr wrote: post #362

> in its entry model, low cost (USD 429). The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land, and the disappointing battery life. I think a big reason this phone is so well liked on here is the general woeful state of the budget, compact phone market. With LG gone, Google Nexus gone, HTC gone, OnePlus's descent into mediocrity, and Motorola churning out huge phone after huge phone, options…

> The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land

It absolutely is. The cost is still relative to how much marginally better flagships cost, not to how much a significantly worse barely-smartphone costs.

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

what-the-grump wrote: post #358
pjerem wrote: post #312

FaceID works great but I miss TouchID for one unique reason : with Touch ID, the Apple Pay UX is pure genius : just take your phone in your pocket with the thumb on the button. Place it on top of the payment terminal. You are done. With Touch ID you have to prepare the phone by unlocking it before making the payment. Which means that you have to stare at your phone while you are interacting with the merchant. It’s od…

FaceID, sucks. It pulls attention away from whatever I am doing and forces me to fully stop. I hate it so much that I am seriously considering using a pixel 3 as a soft token/rsa fob. I have dozens of mfa codes 5 apps, requiring me to stop, look at my phone wait for it find my ugly face so I can click ‘yes it me’, in Okta, MS Authenticator, Duo, Google Authenticator, Symantec VIP, is ridiculous. I want my freaking 6s…

I’m suspecting FaceID on my phone is also unlocking itself after I’ve locked it on its way back to my pocket.

I’ll take it out, pay. Lock it and pocket it. Then later hear it’s started playing music or find half typed gibberish messages or random phone numbers because it’s been activating in my pocket.

Never happened on any iPhones I’ve owned till I got the 11 with FaceID

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Post by ciconia »

The best iPhone, or Android phone, you can get is the one you inherit for free from a family member or a friend. I recently upgraded my 7-year old Moto G play, which was getting a bit flaky, to a 4-year old Samsung S9 that I got from my brother. It works just fine, and will probably serve me for 3 more years before I need to upgrade again.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by moonbooth »

troad wrote: post #320
justintoon wrote: post #134

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You spelled "misspelled" correctly, which earns a point in my book because (in a profound display of irony) a lot of native speakers misspell that one!

“Misspelt” is the usual UK/Commonwealth spelling, if that’s the spelling you’re referring to. “Misspelled” is the usual North American variant. Both are correct!

Not the person to whom you’re replying, but I think they mean many English speakers misspell the word with only one “s”: “mispell” (sic), “mispelled” (sic), etc.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by sgjohnson »

yreg wrote: post #326

For years I want Apple to release a grid of four phones consumer | pro ====================+============== ~6" ‖ iPhone | iPhone Pro ------+-------------+-------------- ~5" ‖ iPhone mini | iPhone mini Pro I get that battery will be always better on the larger phones, but I don't see a reason why the best camera should be available only on the largest phone. People who want small phones don't necessarily want a cheap…

Their “pro” phones are also for consumers.

“Pro” hasn’t meant “professional” in a very long time.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by nottorp »

[quote] It is very likely that this is the last iPhone SE of its kind, the last “iPhone with a button” ... The reception from critics has been lukewarm and sales, apparently, below expectations. That’s a shame. [/quote]

That might be because people who really wanted a small phone might have gone for the 12/13 mini which is even smaller. I never considered the 8 "small".

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by Macha »

spullara wrote: post #59
reidjs wrote: post #56

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Also a huge fan of the iPhone SE and will keep buying them until they stop making them. Don’t take my thumb print away from me!!! I write a lot and it’s slightly faster to unlock via thumb (when it works) than face. Also it works in the dark, eg, when you think of something in the middle of the night or when your face is covered. The only way to beat thumbprint is authentication via nfc, for example using a biometric…

FaceID also works in the dark and works with masks. Also works when you have gloves on :)

FaceID sounds way more reliable for you than it is for me. It can't recognise me if I change my glasses.
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