I'm so sick of Apple's new "we want you to buy said device so we're going to make it the only option" policy. They've been doing this a lot lately. Just give us the products we want, dang it!
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iPhone SE Unlikely to Receive Refresh in Early 2017
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Same here. I bought it with the intent to keep it for about 3 years and then decide if "peak iPhone" has occurred and it's time to jump ship or if Apple can surprise me again.
Tim Cook is to Apple what Steve Ballmer was to Microsoft.
What Apple's board needs now is to find the next Satya Nadella.
The newest iOS 10 updates shot mine to hell. I upgraded to an iPhone 7+ (lol), but I would've kept with the 5S if it weren't for those problems. It served me well for 3 years. Battery drained for no reason, delays, just clearly them getting me to upgrade. They won -_-
This made my day gotta share this to everyone. Good morning and have a good weekend!
Actually, at least speaking for myself, I don't want a brand new design, just upgrade to the internals. The design is flawless.
This can't be said about the 6/7: e.g. power switch on the side is horrible - EVERY TIME when I intend to press the power button on my 6s, I also press the volume buttons and vice versa, because you naturally hold the phone (and thus press buttons) on both sides when exerting force on one of them. Power button on the top of the phone is the correct placement.
BTW: going to buy 3 SE's this christmass, for my family and for myself switching from 6s to the much more comfortable smaller size. And hey, audio jack is also there!
It's obvious, they launch new SE/iPhone 8/8 plus in the same event, maybe rebranding the SE (maybe they call in ipod or iPhone classic)
The actual SE is a amazing phone and they """don't """ need upgrade until 2018, but is different from computer and laptops, iPhone is a more important brand and if they don't upgrade in next year this hurts even more the Apple brand.
The actual SE is a amazing phone and they """don't """ need upgrade until 2018, but is different from computer and laptops, iPhone is a more important brand and if they don't upgrade in next year this hurts even more the Apple brand.
I had an iPhone 6S and it had the TSMC chip, returned it soon after because I didn't like the size.. My SE came with the Samsung chip
I just have to ask, what will all those people in the new Spaceship Campus going to do? They obliviously won't be designing new products.
Same here this is my first time ever owning an iPhone and I'm glad I made the switch. I love this design over 6/6s and definitely more then the 7 plus. I'm wondering about the upgrade cycle wouldn't it just be better for them to upgrade it when the iPhone 8 comes out that way their would be no more 6s but they could still update the se to 7 internals. Maybe the water proofing 3d touch 128 GB , better selfie camera , higher resolution screen. But keep the head jack and the home button? Maybe even bump the screen size to 4.2?
It will still be an adequate phone for most. Still stinks though that this has become the new norm at Apple.
Replacing the battery on a 5/5S is super easy. I've done it on my iPhone 5 and it's like new. iOS 10 runs quite smooth too.
They will probably keep the current version of the iPhone SE until next Sept then kill it off when the iPhone 8 launches. Then replace the SE with a version of the iPhone 6, 6s or 7 as the cheaper entry level model.
thats ok, SE with A9/2GB on an 1136x640 screen SCREAMS performance
I've been happy with mine
My thoughts exactly. An A10 is not going to bring noticeable performance changes on this phone. Better camera (indoor/low light) would be nice, but the camera is great outdoors and shooting 4K video so I'm satisfied. Love this phone.
Getting emotional about a date change is worse.
95% chance that Apple announces 3 sizes next fall, including a size in the SE range. It's just not going to come in the spring like the original SE did. Calm down.
I see they are milking it for every penny they can get out of it, just like the previous MacBook Pross
Actually, at least speaking for myself, I don't want a brand new design, just upgrade to the internals. The design is flawless.
This can't be said about the 6/7: e.g. power switch on the side is horrible - EVERY TIME when I intend to press the power button on my 6s, I also press the volume buttons and vice versa, because you naturally hold the phone (and thus press buttons) on both sides when exerting force on one of them. Power button on the top of the phone is the correct placement.
BTW: going to buy 3 SE's this christmass, for my family and for myself switching from 6s to the much more comfortable smaller size. And hey, audio jack is also there!
Reaching to the top of a phone the size of the 6/7 or especially the plus models to push the power button is just not comfortable for most people's hands. This is why literally no phone larger than 4" has it there. I've never had a problem with hitting the volume at the same time. My natural grip on the phone when pressing the power button with my thumb has my index finger on the back of the phone and my other fingers well below the volume controls. I think this is how the phone is meant to naturally fit in the hand of a right handed person. Only if I grip it in my left do I find that when pressing the power with my index finger my thumb rests on or near the volume, but I can still easily press the former without pressing the latter.
Not surprised. I was expecting it to be on a 2 year cycle, so in 2018 we get a new SE with iPhone 7S or 8 internals
No surprises. They do semi-affordable things once in a while, but they're a bait-and-switch to get you into the ecosystem and moving on to higher margin products later, and only come around once every few years at best.
In India, iPhone 7 costs $$$$ (four digits, not 3). Top end iPhone 7 Plus costs close $2000!
I'd love to the SE get a price cut in 1H 2017. It is a fine phone with good specs for 2017 because of the CPU. I love the form factor. If my 6S were to be dropped/lost I'd definitely consider the SE over the 7. And if such a sad event were to happen in, say March 2017, I'd most likely buy the SE to tide me over until the 8 gets released.
That said, a price cut would be acknowledgement of price of competitor products and it would grow the Apple user base.
That said, a price cut would be acknowledgement of price of competitor products and it would grow the Apple user base.
Oh man! I'm in the same situation, I'm currently testing a 6S with TSMC chip, and I'm going to return it for an SE because I can't deal with this huge size and weight. I just can't get used to it, I come from a 4,5" Moto G, which is a bit smaller and lighter, but man, the 6 is so slippery! And the silicon case is so bulky. I miss the size of my iPhone 4S, and I think the 5/5C/5S/SE has the best smartphone form factor ever.I had an iPhone 6S and it had the TSMC chip, returned it soon after because I didn't like the size.. My SE came with the Samsung chip
Really, really hope to be lucky. If the screen is not yellow and the button is not clicky, like my current 6S, I'll keep it. If screen is bad -I have a noticeable dead pixel on the screen of this 6S-, or the button clicky plus Samsung chip, I'll exchange it for another.
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