I initially bought the 16GB SE just to try it out. Ultimately fell in love with it, but I couldn't do with the storage capacity, so I sold it and bought a 64GB instead to compliment my 6s. Haven't looked back since.
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iPhone SE Estimated to Grab 16% of U.S. iPhone Market in Launch Quarter
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Absolutely LOVE my iPhone SE 64GB. Traded up from an iPhone 6 that was just too big to use one handed without constant fidgeting.
Hopefully the "iPhone 8" series phones will have all 3 sizes. Small (4"), medium (4.7") and large (5.5-5.8")
Hopefully the "iPhone 8" series phones will have all 3 sizes. Small (4"), medium (4.7") and large (5.5-5.8")
I think also the 5c is the most comfortable in-hand phone Apple has made. I was really hoping that the new 4" (which turned out to be the SE) would be based on the 5c and not on the 5S...but oh well.
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And, cost conscious folks who do a lot of social media, streaming, cloud storage don't need more.
I upgraded to the SE from a 6s, and it's my favorite phone since the 5s.
I hate how small screen and price sensitivity always seems to be mentioned in the same articles. Can we please have top end phones that aren't slightly smaller tablets, and make lower end phones regardless of screen size?
I hate how small screen and price sensitivity always seems to be mentioned in the same articles. Can we please have top end phones that aren't slightly smaller tablets, and make lower end phones regardless of screen size?
Well, I have 20GB of music on mine, plush 5GB of apps. 16GB wouldn't be enough for me, but I know many people who get along fine with it.
I didn't say my situation was everyone's. I was just giving an example of the need for more storage. And everyone I've met with a 16 GB iPhone has made a comment about running out of space at some point. It isn't that people don't need it, it's that most people don't know they need it until they run out of space. People buy the 16 GB because it's the cheapest. Many don't buy it to fit their usage needs because many people have no idea what they need.
Also, the constant defending of the 16 GB model is quite tiresome. 16 GB should not be the base anymore in 2016, regardless if you don't use it. 16 GB of storage on a $750 device is not unacceptable. There is no way to defend this and not look like a sucker. Penny-pinching is the only reason the 16 GB model still exists. No other reason.
As a consumer, I'll be glad if Apple increased the base storage. However, I'm not Tim Cook. So moaning and groaning that Apple's strategy is against your interest is pointless. It's worse when people are moaning as if Apple only offers 16GB iPhone. I never heard people around me complaining about their storage woes. Heck, even my friends on Android with 16GB don't even use their SD card slots.
If I think Apple's prices don't meet my needs, I buy something else. I just bought a Vivo V3 with 32GB internal storage for less than $260. Even a Samsung cannot match that.
People love to support Apple, but not if all the phones are $900 and up (like here in Canada). It is more premium cost than technology. I bought the SE at $579 it is about the limit I care to spend for an iPhone with no 3D Touch etc, and poor battery life compared to the cheaper Sony premium I had before it. Fairly good camera although according to dxomark somewhat bottom of the heap now. 32GB sounds like a safe lower amount. Flash is cheap, or is suppose to be cheap. Hurry up 3D crosspoint. I have the 16GB model... I don't do much media or I offload it soon after. Samsung wants a lot for their flagship, that is what we expect I suppose. How much more can 16GB flash really cost?
I like the square sides too.
I like the square sides too.
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Still on the fence as I do like large phones yet at the same time I like something a little smaller to carry around and still has what I want. I'm almost thinking about a 6" phone because it can kind of be a tablet and phone yet even with cargo pants that is a large phone. Then add a case and.... oO
I never need a password when I reboot my phone. I'm fine with entering my apple ID when I download a non-free app, which is almost never. I'm not sure what you mean by "THE bank app", but when I use my bank's app, yes, I enter my banking password each time (not my iphone password), and I am very happy with that level of security, and wouldn't want it any other way in case someone stole my phone. I use gmail, so again, nothing to do with my iphone password.
Congratulations - you're an able bodied person with steady hands. I'm talking about my relatives in their 70s and 80s who have shaky hands with limited sensitivity. For them, entering their passwords on a touch screen is like pulling teeth. To accurately simulate this, I think you should numb your hands so you can't feel anything, then get on a roller coaster and, while it's moving, attempt to enter your password. It's not impossible, but it is very difficult. Apple needs a way of entering passwords that better caters to people like my relatives. Maybe make it so that there's an option so that when entering a password, the keyboard is twice as large and fills the entire screen.