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Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by sumantsharma »

deeblering4 wrote: post #434
redisman wrote: post #424

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The batteries on original SE's are seeming to reach end-of-life now so I think I'll still have to jump to this. I've bought 2 used ones and had 2 new ones and they've all got dead/dying batteries.

If thats the only issue with your phone, aftermarket battery replacement service is pretty reasonable. 50 dollar ballpark and takes like 5 minutes. Just have a search in your area for phone repair shops.

Cost me $49 at the local Apple store for the same a few months ago btw.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by tspike »

PunksATawnyFill wrote: post #470
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…

I still have my SE, for very good reasons: 1. HEADPHONE JACK. Selling music- and media-centric devices without headphone jacks is stupid and offensive. 2. Ergonomics: FLAT SIDES. You can grip the old SE. Rounded edges are stupid, because the phone wants to flip sideways out of your grip. And the new SE still uses the Lightning port, which is technically incompetent in addition to being proprietary.

You're getting downvoted (I guess because of the all caps and self proclaimed very good reasons?) but you are absolutely correct. Headphone jack + ergonomics + modern processor + price were the key selling points for me on the previous iteration.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by jclardy »

A lot of people are looking at this as a "replacement" for the iPhone SE (original) - but I don't think that is what this is. It is the "upgrade" that iPhone 6/6s/7 users have been waiting for. People that don't want the relatively huge iPhone XR/11 (3/4" taller and 1/2" wider) and don't want to spend $1k on the more reasonably sized iPhone 11 Pro.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by sod »

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.

Cheaper to mass produce. Same front for all 3 devices.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by jpxw »

fergie wrote: post #235
andrepd wrote: post #214

I was itching for this announcement, not because I want to buy an iPhone, but because this will finally mean other manufacturers will start to make compact phones. It drives me up the wall that I simply cannot find a reasonably competent phone (i.e. mid/upper range from the past 4 years) which is not absolutely fucking huge. It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, b…

Agreed. In terms of form the iPhone 5 was best. The last iphone that could be used one-handed.

I am operating my iPhone 7 one-handed as we speak

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by gonehome »

I love the iPhone 5 design - I wish they could have put a full screen Face ID display into that frame.

Maybe it wasn't possible with the space constraints, or maybe it would have been too expensive - but a premium small phone like that would have been really cool.

The iPhone 8 is probably my least favorite of all iPhone designs except for the 3G.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by ryanmjacobs »

Awesome! I love my SE. A smartphone that doesn't try to be a full-fledged tablet computer (size-wise and spec-wise). $400 is what I paid for my original SE, so this isn't bad. Gonna miss the 3.5mm plug in though.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by tudorw »

spurgu wrote: post #350
andrepd wrote: post #214

I was itching for this announcement, not because I want to buy an iPhone, but because this will finally mean other manufacturers will start to make compact phones. It drives me up the wall that I simply cannot find a reasonably competent phone (i.e. mid/upper range from the past 4 years) which is not absolutely fucking huge. It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, b…

> It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, but the only standard. Utterly insane. I replaced my SE with a Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact yesterday. It has a 5" screen and decent specs (2018 flagship). About as small as you can get a mobile nowadays, sadly. And wow how I've missed Android, the UX is soooo much better in most aspects. I can't believe I was stuck with iOS (as…

Dell Mini 5, 2010, oh how people laughed at my clown phone, now it's 'pocket size'!

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by adameast9000 »

ihuman wrote: post #148
sn_master wrote: post #112

I use Pixel 4, and I absolutely hate not having a fingerprint sensor. Cons: * At night it doesn't work, because I am laying on the bed and half my face is covered. * It doesn't work when I am not wearing my glasses. Annoying when I have just woken up or going to bed and want to check a quick notification. * Sometimes it unlocks by itself even if I don't want it to. For the headphone jack, I got a cheap USB-C ones and…

> It doesn't work when I am not wearing my glasses FaceID works with and without my glasses. I can't remember if it learned this automatically, or if I added it as an "alternative appearance." Does the Pixel 4 have any options like that?

FaceID works with my regular glasses but some of my sunglasses do not work at all (0% unlock rate with over 100 attempts in various lighting). I think it may depend on the shape of the frame and how much of your face it takes up? Not sure.
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