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Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by gvurrdon »

NonNefarious wrote: post #108
rpgbr wrote: post #23

I knew I wasn't the only one fond of small, cheap-but-great phones! :) Btw, this is my first post in English. I cover tech here in Brazil for +10 years and run a +9 years old independent, self-sustainable publication written in Portuguese. Now, I decided to give it a shot in another language, despite still feeling uncomfortable with my English. (I hope I haven't misspelled anything!) If you enjoyed this brief iPhone…

I had no idea. Your English is better than a lot of Web posts from Americans, who can't even spell "too." While I agree that the SE is Apple's best offering for the money, the new one fails hard in one main way: ergonomics. While the original SE (which I still use) has flat sides, the current SE went back to the dumb rounded slippery edges. This is a vestige of Jony Ive stupidity: make the phone ever-thinner, then ro…

I would agree - the round edges are a PITA. The glass back makes it very slippery as well. I'm using an 8 Plus still as it has TouchID (I find FaceID far too creepy) and a large screen, which helps with my failing eyesight. It would be excellent to have something like this but with flat edges.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by enlyth »

badpun wrote: post #388
enlyth wrote: post #238

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I have a rule that I spend the most money on things I use the most. Mattresses, phones, computers, desks, chairs, etc. Is a thousand dollars for a phone a lot? Well, depends on how you look at it. I use it for more than an hour a day, every day, so a 1000 dollars over two years for a device like that doesn't seem insane to me. Comes out to about a $1.40 a day.

Being taxed $1.40 a day EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE doesn't sound insignificant.

To own my own pocket supercomputer that also functions as a high quality photo/video camera? I'd gladly pay that "tax". It's about the equivalent of one meal a month in a restaurant.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by wbercx »

Macha wrote: post #373
wbercx wrote: post #322

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How would you interpret “+/- 10 years”?

As a margin of error. "this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago. "this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now.

Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by ghaff »

makeitdouble wrote: post #330
brewdad wrote: post #258

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You can find replacements for all of those through f-droid. You do lose a little bit of functionality and/or polish with those alternative apps though.

There's no replacement for Google Maps and Google Photos in the current world IMO. That feels hyperbolic, but any alternative to Map that I've seen were either: - strongly platform limited (e.g. only works on android/iOS, and you lose bookmarks, preferences, or even finding consistent info when using any over device) - use inconsistent apps (e.g. OSM will have different clients on different platforms, which crosses t…

>not going into the Yahoo part of it.

Flickr hasn't been owned by Yahoo for a number of years at this point. I've had a paid Flickr account for quite a few years but I admit I don't use it a lot these days.

I find Google Maps is in a different category than Photos. I use Photos from time to time for image identification but that's pretty much it. (And there are a lot of alternatives for that these days.)

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Post by jmkni »

This is exactly why I like the 13" Apple Silicon Macbook Pro, it looks boring, if you saw me using one you'd probably assume it was 5 years old and had an i5 in it or something, but actually an insanely good laptop.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

rpgbr wrote: post #372
nottorp wrote: post #369

[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".

Maybe, but mini version will be phased out in iPhone 14 lineup. Besides, iPhone SE is way cheaper, and I suspect part of its success is due to pricing.

I'm one of the few who believe Apple will bring the mini back as the next SE in a couple years.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by codesnik »

augustk wrote: post #393
als0 wrote: post #351

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Are you for real? The edges are not sharp at all.

Not razor sharp but sharp enough to leave marks on your trousers after some usage. Here is an example: https://i.imgur.com/HZNUoVd.jpg The iPhone SE has completely rounded edges which is more pocket friendly in this regard.

You're talking about iPhone SE2, probably. I'm still using original iPhone SE, and its shape is on every pair of jeans I had in those 5 years.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by davidbanham »

wbercx wrote: post #405
Macha wrote: post #373

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a margin of error. "this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago. "this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now.

Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas.

For “approximately 10 years” I would note it as ~10. Native Australian English speaker.
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