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Re: New iPhone SE

#71

Post by kissiel » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

samename wrote: post #51

The Dual SIM with eSIM is a nice touch - is this the first iPhone to get it?

Nope. XS, XSMax, XR, 11 and 11 pros all have that.

Re: New iPhone SE

#72

Post by NegativeLatency » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

ido wrote: post #62

JKCalhoun wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you have teenagers, these are the models you look for. I'll probably by a few.

Is it?? My kids aren't teenagers yet but if they were I wouldn't be buying them $400 phones.

Going to force mine to learn how to use T9

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by dbbk » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #37

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Makes me seriously consider this model for my next phone instead of spending $1200 on an iPhone 11 Max. I just continually finance the latest phone at 0% interest for ~$40/mo. Trade in every year.

I mean great, but $40/mo is $480/yr, which is more than cost of the SE which will last you for several years. The SE is budget. $40/mo is not budget by any yardstick.

The whole point of the programme is to have the latest device if you're the kind of person who likes tech and wants the latest, not someone who will keep an SE for several years.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by calvinbhai » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

threepio wrote: post #33

"Popular design"? On the contrary. As an iPhone SE owner, this is exactly the form factor that fans of the iPhone 4/5 series (like me) rejected as being too large.

4/4S/5 and the old SE are still my favourite designs / form factors (saying this despite owning 6/7/11Pro). I hope 12 will do away with rounded edges (similar to the latest iPad Pro).

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by iso1631 » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

laurentdc wrote: post #8

Physical button and massive bezels, pass. Feels like buying a device from a tech era ago

Introduce a 3.5mm jack, a flat edge, and make it a little smaller and you'd have a perfect phone

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by whalesalad » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

Apple stock is going to go bananas. Wall Street is going to love this.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by School-Cotton » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

Is it known how much RAM this has?

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by basejumping » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:23 PM UTC

Is the frame made of aluminium or glass? I can't find it mentioned anywhere.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by NegativeLatency » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:23 PM UTC

threepio wrote: post #33

"Popular design"? On the contrary. As an iPhone SE owner, this is exactly the form factor that fans of the iPhone 4/5 series (like me) rejected as being too large.

I agree with what you’re saying but it is smaller than the X size phones

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by davidkuhta » Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

m_eiman wrote: post #30

Old iPhone SE: 123.8 mm (4.87 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 7.6 mm (0.30 in) D Mass 113 g (4.0 oz) New iPhone SE: Height: 5.45 inches (138.4 mm) Width: 2.65 inches (67.3 mm) Depth: 0.29 inch (7.3 mm) Weight: 5.22 ounces (148 grams) (Copy-pasted from various places on iPad, sorry about inconsistencies)

Thanks for sharing. Did a quick reformat:

  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |  Dimension |        Old         |        New         |
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |  Height    | 4.87 in (123.8 mm) | 5.45 in (138.4 mm) |
  |  Width     | 2.31 in ( 58.6 mm) | 2.65 in ( 67.3 mm) |
  |  Thickness | 0.30 in (  7.6 mm) | 0.29 in (  7.3 mm) |
  |  Weight    | 4.00 oz (113.0 g)  | 5.22 oz (148.0 g)  |
  |------------------------------------------------------|