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Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by dijit »

bangonkeyboard wrote: post #63
dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

> (also, I wonder how women get on, since generally they have smaller hands than men.) The women around me adopted larger phones earlier, because they had purses to carry them in.

Maybe, but I have a mix, my partner has a large phone and carries a backpack(!?) with her everywhere, but her closest friend has an iPhone 5 (which she doesn't update the OS on because "it will get slower").

So in my circles it's already 50/50. But I do see iPhone 5's and SE's amongst my circles more commonly than I should given the age of the phone. I'm not 100% on why, though I often ask. And it's incredibly rare that it's a cost decision.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by rsynnott »

ebiester wrote: post #68
dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-r... People with smaller hands, regardless of gender, often use two hands. Once you're used to using two hands, there's no reason to have a smaller screen.

Except, say, using the phone on a crowded bus or train or any of the many other scenarios where it's inconvenient to use two hands.

I've no interest in anything bigger than a 7/8, myself. An XS might be borderline okay.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by dijit »

RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u wrote: post #62
dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

> (also, I wonder how women get on, since generally they have smaller hands than men.) PopSockets. In my neck of the woods they are almost as common as phone cases. Some men also use them.

https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/popsockets-tortoise-she...

Oh wow, this is horrible.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by gnicholas »

The SE would probably also be better from an environmental perspective, since it would use fewer materials. Why are they forcing everyone to buy big phones, whether they like them or not?

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by TylerE »

dpflan wrote: post #64
TylerE wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If they could make a high res. screen that essentially is the entire front of the phone So, an Iphone X?

Sure, like an iPhone X but the size of the SE. Cursory Google searching for comparing SE vs X Display sizes: - SE: 4.0" (10.16 cm) - X: 5.8" (14.73 cm) (source: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/Apple-iPhon... ) X's display is 45% larger, but the phone's total size is larger too.

The actual device, while larger, isn't much. Like a half inch in length, and a quarter inch in width.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by oplav »

anoncake wrote: post #67
oplav wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you use any other Apple products? I feel the same way about paying a premium for a phone I don't like, but iMessage is what is keeping me from switching (back) to Android. My personal computer is a 2014 MacBook. My work computer is a MacBook. Being able to message freely from my laptop to others on iMessage is a really nice feature.

FYI, Telegram can also be used from a laptop without a phone being involved.

This requires the network I communicate with to move from iMessage, a platform that already works for them, to Telegram or any other app for my sake.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by saagarjha »

ebiester wrote: post #68
dijit wrote: post #40

Every year I wait on bated breath at the release of a similarly compact phone to the SE. I even recently bought a new one right before they removed them from the store, so I have 2 year apple care+ for it to tide me over. Ordinarily I would vote with my wallet, but there are no compact Android phones either. Ironically I still own a Oneplus One which is quite old by todays standards; and I distinctly remember it bein…

https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-r... People with smaller hands, regardless of gender, often use two hands. Once you're used to using two hands, there's no reason to have a smaller screen.

They use two hands because you give them a phone that's hard to use with one hand. And using two hands is not always an option.

Re: Bring Back the SE

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Post by anoncake »

oplav wrote: post #78
anoncake wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI, Telegram can also be used from a laptop without a phone being involved.

This requires the network I communicate with to move from iMessage, a platform that already works for them, to Telegram or any other app for my sake.

I didn't mention that because I thought it's obvious. Hooray for network effects.
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