New iPhone SE • Hacker News Board

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by graeme » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:54 PM UTC

hrktb wrote: post #510

graeme wrote: post #352

Quick comment about sizes and popularity. This is the size of the iPhone 6/6S/7/8 form factor. There are a LOT of iPhone models of this type. They're bigger than the old SE, but effectively a fair bit smaller than the X/XS/11 Pro format, which has a much larger screen to manage. So, this phone gives those of us who liked the 8 body size an upgrade path. David Smith compiled iPhone usage stats for his app. The iPhone…

I guess you are really comparing screen sizes ? The physical size of the 8 and this new SE is pretty much the same as the X/11 Pro (it's only smaller 5~6mm in height, 4mm in width, 0.4~8 mm in depth). If you were holding up on your 8 because of that, I'd say you can fork the 1000+ bucks for the X or 11 Pro, it will be an upgrade in every dimension except Touch ID disappearing.

Yup, screen sizes. The 11 pro form factor has a lot more screen dimensions to cover when using one handed.

It’s also a lot heavier.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by bluntfang » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:54 PM UTC

spurgu wrote: post #468

colechristensen wrote: post #420

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a 95th-percentile-sized human, the large phones have been quite appreciated, there is quite a lot of frustration when everything in the world is the wrong size, whatever your size. Now if we could do something about airline seats, sedans, and home furniture.

Agree kind of, although airline seats, sedans and furniture haven't been trending towards one end of the spectrum over a number of years. And I think it sounds like a reasonable idea to offer cars with swappable (or well-adjustable) seats. Airlines already offer seats with extra legroom, as well as business class depending on your needs. The first touch devices might've been around 3.5-4" (just guessing here) but the…

>Airlines already offer seats with extra legroom, as well as business class depending on your needs.

I don't like having to pay more money because I was born a different size. Not to mention you are usually paying more than other customers for the added responsibility of accepting to help in case of an emergency.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by xenonite » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:55 PM UTC

Eliezer wrote: post #259

I care about absolutely none of this except weight, which they're not announcing. What a mockery of a successor to the SE name. I guess I'll hold on to my current SE until that's absolutely untenable and then abandon the iOS platform - really hope there's some more secure Android option by then.

weight: 148g

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by colinprince » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:55 PM UTC

I see this supports Quicktake video[0] when in Photo mode. Kinda useful, but how do you take bursts now?

0. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph61f49e4bb/io...

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by benbristow » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:56 PM UTC

No 5G support seems a bummer (can't see any mention it on the page). DOA for me for that fact alone. Hoping the new iPhones in September have it.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by packetlost » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:56 PM UTC

jen20 wrote: post #401

packetlost wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This sums up my experience with the Pixel 4 too. It's not enough to push me away from it, but it's a bunch of minor annoyances that make me have to enter my rather long passcode more often than I should have to.

FWIW the Apple implementation of Face ID deals very well with both sunglasses and regular eyeglasses as well as the absence of them. Face masks, obviously, not so much however!

I don't actually have much of an issue with glasses or sunglasses on. Google's implementation isn't bad, but I do miss my fingerprint scanner.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by plainOldText » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:57 PM UTC

xenonite wrote: post #486

How come that the "white" variant is not "white" on the front side? Like it has always been the case until iPhone 8? This is a huge disappointment for me. The big reason to have white screen borders is to reduce contrast to light screen backgrounds, which is so much easier on the eyes when reading. And also, white front side is a design classic. Its removal is even a reason for me not to buy the new SE2.

I was wondering the same thing. I’m glad I’m not the only one.

Plus, the white front would have made it look much more elegant IMO.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by hrktb » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:58 PM UTC

philsnow wrote: post #204

julian_digital wrote: post #44

Fingerprint Sensor = works with covid masks!

But not covid gloves ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My 6S works surprisingly well with thin transparent gloves. They're white color, but it seems they're thin enough to expose the ridges.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by Angostura » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:59 PM UTC

hosh wrote: post #409

cactus2093 wrote: post #376

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know a few people that still have the SE, and for all of them it was mainly about the size. That and a belief that they didn't want to be glued to their phone all the time. So the benefit was a combination of the smaller size being more ergonomic, plus the fact that less content fit on the screen was actually a pro for them because the extra friction encourages wasting less time on it. It does seem weird that inste…

The 5S and the SE for me was mainly about being minimalist. Size was a big part of it, but it was also that the SE was a really good design that should last for years. Up until this announcement, I was going to have the battery replaced on the SE. The bigger issue is if Apple will continue to support the 1st gen SE with iOS. My wife prefer the bigger phones. She has aphantasia. I don't, and often hold visualizations…

I believe it has been announced that iOS 14 will support the same phones as iOS 13, has it not?

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by imharvey » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 6:00 PM UTC

Lets use all the spare parts of iPhone 8 and call it iPhone SE gen 2. I get the concept but it would have been nice with a iPhone XR design but in the size of the original iPhone SE. $399 is still reasonable.