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Any iPhone SE Remorse?
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I know there's lot of names but I think Phil confirmed that it's Special Edition
and an obvious tip of the hat to the Macintosh SE
and an obvious tip of the hat to the Macintosh SE
What does SE stand for?
Special Edition
Standard Edition
Surprise Edition
Super Edition
Special Edition
I returned the SE and went back to the 6 Plus. Screen was too small. It felt like working with yesterday's technology. Screen also was not as impressive looking to me. Also I prefer the "thin" of the larger phones to the "thicker" of the SE. And the ultra-small keyboard on the SE: no go.
i agree with you on the small keyboard. i went from a an iPhone 4 to a 5s. no problems even though typing in portrait was cramped but i was used to it. got a 6 plus. sold it, got a 5s again, felt like a toy. sold that and now have a 6s plus.
I went back and forth. For me going back to the small screen was not fun. But there was something else: the SE is thicker. Smaller, yes, but thicker. I prefer thin. Doesn't bulge as much.
None of Apple's phones is as wonderfully small as my old BlackBerry Curve. There are tradeoffs with all of them. Apple would do well to get rid of the fat top and bottom bezels and shrink their phones, all of 'em, as a result. But I'm sure I'm not the first person to say that.
I went from the Iphone 6 to 6s+ in November. Now trying out the SE and really love it. I now know for a fact that the Iphone 6+ is not the phone for me. Sure the huge screen is nice for social media but I now realize how much of a hassle the Plus was since carrying the SE. Working out with it is perfect and I don't feel it in my pocket.
I think if anyone is curious about it, just go in the apple store and buy the 16bg for the $400. There's a 2 week grace period to get a full refund. Even though I love the SE, I'm most likely going to return it and wait for prices to drop in September.
I think if anyone is curious about it, just go in the apple store and buy the 16bg for the $400. There's a 2 week grace period to get a full refund. Even though I love the SE, I'm most likely going to return it and wait for prices to drop in September.
Carrying that plus phone is a huge hassle, but it's nice when it's out of your pocket.
There was still no better phone for portability than the BlackBerry Curve. It makes the SE look like a ridiculously gargantuan monstrosity. Alas, it sucked at anything having to do with the internet.
Laugh if you want, but when something is competing in my pockets with other stuff, every mm counts. You want to carry thick? Feel free.
NOW, I am laughing...was not before...half a mm...what are you smoking? Wait, never mind, I just figured that out...lol
3D Touch had become second nature, not to mention missing the obvious size of the screen and keyboards. The 6s plus is just such an incredible phone I felt I might as well sell my launch SE while it still held relatively good value. I've decide I'm more for the new generation of phones and need all the bells and whistles I've become accustomed to.
maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I can't really see how even a half mm thicker SE can compete for more space than a 6s+ in any sort of pocket. ever since I stopped using my 6s+ and am now using my SEs (have had a couple of 5s as well), I'm able to fit an SE in many more sorts of pockets from large to small, to tight, to shallow. some of my pockets, I'm even able to stack both my SEs. that's especially so with the tighter pant styles that are currently in.
There are always trade offs. A half a mm thinner would be a fraction less space for internals, probably battery. I think they got the compromises just right. Features
rice:weight:size:battery, all get juggled to find the right mix. I think they nailed it.
The SE is much more enjoyable for me to use. I never used 3D touch with the 6s so I am not missing anything.
Prices are probably not going to drop in September. Yes a new iPhone is coming out but it will be a larger phone that will entice 6/6s users to upgrade. Doubtful we will be seeing a flood of SE's on Swappa and EBay.
^agreed^ anyone that thinks the SE will see a price drop anytime soon is just dreaming.
It may not even see a price drop after it's been out a year, although, by then you'll see refurbished ones for less $, you may even see refurbished SE's by the end of this year. (Apple sends refurbs to the carriers, (available online only), they don't sell their own refurb iPhones like they do the rest of their products.)
It may not even see a price drop after it's been out a year, although, by then you'll see refurbished ones for less $, you may even see refurbished SE's by the end of this year. (Apple sends refurbs to the carriers, (available online only), they don't sell their own refurb iPhones like they do the rest of their products.)
have had an se now for 7/8 days, love the phone apart from the rattle from the camera lens/power button, is it worth me exchanging this for another? it so annoying for me as its the perfect size and shape for my hands but if I cant get one without a rattle ill have to look elswhere, I see its a common issue, has anyone received an se that doesn't rattle?
I have had my iPhone SE for a few months now and use it constantly everyday and my power button and camera lens does not rattle at all. They are both nice and tight. I would recommend exchanging it for a new one if it bothers you as it shouldn't rattle. I have a few friends that also have iPhones and none of theirs rattles either.