Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

apple.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

51–60 of 419 posts

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#51

Post by metildaa »

votepaunchy wrote: post #46
se0 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a Samsung S7 from march 2016 and just received the march 2019 security update. Not bad ;)

This is Android P that was released 7 months ago?

Nope, OP is talking about basic security patches, not Android version bumps. The S7 is stuck at Android 8 Oreo, and it would be a surprise if Samsung upgraded that to 8.1 or 9 (Pie).

Samsung is one of the worst vendors when it comes to Android updates, only flagship phones will see any major updates, generally for less than 2 years.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#52

Post by kylek »

trazire wrote: post #20
andykx wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Privacy.

Welcome to HN! And on that note, with some Android ROMs and even with some modifications, privacy issues on Android devices are slightly alleviated. But yeah, Apple is natively better for privacy.

Ain't nobody got time for that. Seriously. I've played the ROM dance game and it leaves me wanting to throw my phone off the nearest bridge. As much as I don't like apple, there is no way I'm going back to the android minefield. Purism is the only alternative that piques my attention.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#53

Post by [deleted] »

FreakyT wrote: post #42
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #35

This was my favourite phone. Fast. Stable. Flat, easy-to-grip sides and a screen size designed to impress me, not Samsung executives. If they gave it new internals and electronic SIM capabilities, I’d pay $1,000 for it.

Why would you ever want eSIM support? The very existence of eSIM is completely antithetical to reason SIM cards were created in the first place. Without physical SIM cards, you're forced to grovel to your wireless provider to please provision your phone, and they can refuse to do so for any reason. With SIM cards, there's no limit to what devices you can use on what networks, outside of hardware ones. I find it ridic…

[deleted]

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#54

Post by princeb »

gruez wrote: post #47
princeb wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

>this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size androids?

none at 4".

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#55

Post by metildaa »

trazire wrote: post #28
e1ven wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really curious - What else can I buy in that size range? I'm very interested in newer small phones.

It's definitely an under-saturated market. Some people fancy regular sized Pixels (of any gen). A family member of mine prefers small phone sizes, uses a Pixel on a regular basis, and it works for them. I expect the same for the newer gen non-XL models. There are the really niche (and borderline fringy) ones you can find on Amazon. There are also some more general purpose Chinese phones for that. I'm not going to get…

The secondary market for Nokias is pretty good, a Nokia 6.1 can be had for ~$160, which is a reasonable price for it.

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#56

Post by NeedMoreTea »

timdellinger wrote: post #37
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).

There is a contingent of people who prefer the small size and the headphone jack of the iPhone SE in a world that's moving towards larger and larger phones; recently released iPhones lack a headphone jack. The entire screen can be reached with the thumb when the phone is held in one hand, which is a nice design feature.

My better half finds everything larger, even .25" or .5", beyond the pale for comfortable use. Which pretty much leaves her with no other choices left.

Selling points for me are the headphone socket and sharp edges that for me gives a much more positive grip than thinner or rounded. Oh, and I actively don't want bezels to go away. If asked, I'd add a lanyard post to an SE 2 design. :)

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#59

Post by morpheuskafka »

oneplane wrote: post #23
trazire wrote: post #9

$249 is still a little overpriced considering alternative options, especially with a refurb/used iPhone 7 going for really cheap. As in, like, $160 on Ebay and more expensive for refurbs and new ones. But hey, that's how they get rid of extra inventory. Not sure why it was delisted in the first place and not just put there, but that's their prerogative.

I wouldn't call that overpriced. Aside from just a piece of hardware, you also get the whole new-device deal with box etc. as well as free support, warranty and a clean serial/id/iCloud/IMEI/MAC combo.

Swappa operates a IMEI blacklist checker free as a public service: https://swappa.com/esn

Re: Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again

#60

Post by untog »

chx wrote: post #16
w-ll wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people, myself included, prefer this iPhone. Rumor is they shut down all their production of them, and these are the lasts ones.

Yes but https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-technology/1957264-ap... they have up for a month, at least. How is this news?

They went out of stock again soon after that post. Whether Apple is finding devices down the back of the sofa or what I don't know, but they keep coming in and out of stock. There's no "notify me" feature on their store, so people make posts like these.
Post reply on HN