So my iPhone XR that I got on launch day back in 2018 has been great, really. But over the last year I’ve become really bothered with the size and weight of it. I often find myself in situations where I want to use the phone with one hand and with the XR it takes a lot of hand gymnastics for me to do that. It’s just not very comfortable to use in my opinion.
Because of this I’ve been keeping my eye on the 12 mini and it’s upcoming successor. At the moment though, I am not at a place where I want to spend a lot of money buying a new phone, so when I found the SE2020 at a pretty big discount it felt too hard to resist so I got that one instead. Even if the 12 mini were to be discounted after the fall event, the discounted SE that I got would still be considerably cheaper.
I basically realized that the SE could do all I really needed from a phone. Is this what growing up is like? Not feeling the need for the most flashy new gadget? Just something nice that works well.
Anyway, what’s it been like? After about a week now it feels kind of great really! It felt a bit weird at first to go back to the old form factor with the big bezels, but I’ve kind of adjusted to it. The phone feels quick and snappy and the pictures from the camera look a bit better than those from the XR thanks to the newer processor. And the size and weight is really nice! I honestly don’t miss the bigger screen that much, since I already did a lot of stuff on my iPad and not my iPhone. Battery performance is of course worse, but not a huge problem for me.
What bothers me a bit though is not having the ability to use any of the swipe gestures from the full screen iPhones. Swipe up from the bottom to go home feels bit more convenient than pushing the home button. Tap to wake (anywhere on the screen) is also something i’ve grown accustomed to and miss a bit. But other than that, it’s been great! And, oh, I almost forgot, the white color option looks really good!
Have you switched from a bigger iPhone to an SE 2020?
Because of this I’ve been keeping my eye on the 12 mini and it’s upcoming successor. At the moment though, I am not at a place where I want to spend a lot of money buying a new phone, so when I found the SE2020 at a pretty big discount it felt too hard to resist so I got that one instead. Even if the 12 mini were to be discounted after the fall event, the discounted SE that I got would still be considerably cheaper.
I basically realized that the SE could do all I really needed from a phone. Is this what growing up is like? Not feeling the need for the most flashy new gadget? Just something nice that works well.
Anyway, what’s it been like? After about a week now it feels kind of great really! It felt a bit weird at first to go back to the old form factor with the big bezels, but I’ve kind of adjusted to it. The phone feels quick and snappy and the pictures from the camera look a bit better than those from the XR thanks to the newer processor. And the size and weight is really nice! I honestly don’t miss the bigger screen that much, since I already did a lot of stuff on my iPad and not my iPhone. Battery performance is of course worse, but not a huge problem for me.
What bothers me a bit though is not having the ability to use any of the swipe gestures from the full screen iPhones. Swipe up from the bottom to go home feels bit more convenient than pushing the home button. Tap to wake (anywhere on the screen) is also something i’ve grown accustomed to and miss a bit. But other than that, it’s been great! And, oh, I almost forgot, the white color option looks really good!
Have you switched from a bigger iPhone to an SE 2020?
