[MERGED] Those that moved from Plus to SE

[theonekcrow]

My motivation for trying the SE as a 6S Plus user is the same as a lot of people, to have a one handed device to use instead of the monster 6+. However, I do have another motive...

Disclaimer: I haven't fully made up my mind on migrating though. I'm testing it out and will make my decision next Friday.

As you can see by my signature, I have a lot of Apple products. However, looking closely I have 2 things that would stick out like a sore thumb for most, an iPhone 6S Plus and an iPad mini 4. I say this because the devices are almost similar. So, I went back to the original iPad Keynote for some inspiration... When we only had 3.5 inch iPhones... The iPad was meant to better surf the web, for media consumption, easier reading, and for light to medium amounts of work. The 6S plus blurs those lines immensely. My intent was to see if I could come to a more divided simplicity with my devices by trying the SE.

Don't get me wrong, I love the 6S plus as a phone and love everything it brings to the table. However, it was time to see if I need to unblur the lines in my gadget line up. And the SE might just do that for me.

 

[Ludatyk]

Don't get me wrong, I love the 6S plus as a phone and love everything it brings to the table. However, it was time to see if I need to unblur the lines in my gadget line up. And the SE might just do that for me.

My reservation for getting the SE as a 6S Plus user is how Apple plans on updating.

Will it be a two year cycle? What features will be omitted from it? With the flagship iPhones there's no uncertain future.. They will be updated each year for the foreseeable future and the best features will be reserved for them.

 

[theonekcrow]

My reservation for getting the SE as a 6S Plus user is how Apple plans on updating.

Will it be a two year cycle? What features will be omitted from it? With the flagship iPhones there's no uncertain future.. They will be updated each year for the foreseeable future and the best features will be reserved for them.

That may be true, but for what I could see, it seems that Apple learned their lesson from the 5C. Some of the omitted features, like 3D Touch, OIS, and the enhanced selfie camera were items that would either drove up the cost, or not possible to maintain the form factor. If they keep the cost the same in future years, I'm sure this will be the case.

As far as the product cycle goes, we will only be able to tell by the sales numbers. Hopefully the SE will sell well so that we can get a yearly cycle on this product. I will be listening to the investor call soon and for the next couple of months to see how this is seen in the eyes of management.

 

[thelookingglass]

My motivation for trying the SE as a 6S Plus user is the same as a lot of people, to have a one handed device to use instead of the monster 6+. However, I do have another motive...

Disclaimer: I haven't fully made up my mind on migrating though. I'm testing it out and will make my decision next Friday.

As you can see by my signature, I have a lot of Apple products. However, looking closely I have 2 things that would stick a sore thumb for most, an iPhone 6S Plus and an iPad mini 4. I say this because the devices are almost similar. So, I went back to the original iPad Keynote for some inspiration... When we only had 3.5 inch iPhones... The iPad was meant to better surf the web, for media consumption, easier reading, and for light to medium amounts of work. The 6S plus blurs those lines immensely. My intent was to see if I could come to a more divided simplicity with my devices by trying the SE.

Don't get me wrong, I love the 6S plus as a phone and love everything it brings to the table. However, it was time to see if I need to unblur the lines in my gadget line up. And the SE might just do that for me.

Great post. It's actually a great point. The 6s Plus isn't big enough to give an immersive tablet experience and it's too big to use comfortably as a phone unless you have large hands. It occupies this odd in between space. I can definitely see how going to the SE/iPad mini combo would make for a better experience. The 6s Plus is sort of a compromise of sorts.

 

[Damolee]

I couldn't do it.

Got use to the bigger screen now and it feels totally natural and "normal" sized.

 

[spriter]

Great post. It's actually a great point. The 6s Plus isn't big enough to give an immersive tablet experience and it's too big to use comfortably as a phone unless you have large hands. It occupies this odd in between space. I can definitely see how going to the SE/iPad mini combo would make for a better experience. The 6s Plus is sort of a compromise of sorts.

This.

Since the 5S I've tried the 6, 6S, and 6S+. All the while whilst having a 9.7-inch iPad of some description, and briefly, a Mini 2. I've also had tons of Android devices which are naturally larger.

However, whilst the larger phones were nicer for content they compromised ease of use in one-hand and despite being bigger still lacked what tablets could offer.

I'm now at a similar point of 'unblurring' the lines and overlap by simplifying things: the SE and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Both extremes but that have clear uses separate from one another.

 

[masands]

I went from the 6s Plus to the SE. I must say I really love this phone.

I only used my 6S Plus for basic things like music, Runkeeper, a bit of mail, texts and calls and perhaps an occasional app like Weather or News. The iPhone SE does this much better because its so portable! Fits in every pocket, the glove compartment in the car, basically everywhere.

The battery life is really great, basically almost as good as the 6S Plus. The camera is just as good plus I'm finding myself taking way more pictures because it so much easier to whip it out of the pocket I.e no aerobatics required.
The only downside is no 3D Touch which I used a lot with the Mail app.

I really, really wish this phone was water proof though. It would make it a complete all rounder.

 

[theonekcrow]

I went from the 6s Plus to the SE. I must say I really love this phone.

I only used my 6S Plus for basic things like music, Runkeeper, a bit of mail, texts and calls and perhaps an occasional app like Weather or News. The iPhone SE does this much better because its so portable! Fits in every pocket, the glove compartment in the car, basically everywhere.

The battery life is really great, basically almost as good as the 6S Plus. The camera is just as good plus I'm finding myself taking way more pictures because it so much easier to whip it out of the pocket I.e no aerobatics required.
The only downside is no 3D Touch which I used a lot with the Mail app.

I really, really wish this phone was water proof though. It would make it a complete all rounder.

I don't miss the 3D touch as much. Don't get me wrong here either, I like the feature, but besides MyFitnessPal, Music, and Safari, I hardly used it.

 

[got556]

My SE is still being mailed to me. W/ that said, while I have had both the 6+ and 6S+, I always gravitate back to the smaller screen size of the 5/5S and now SE. It just works.....as some in the Apple community religiously say. Currently I've been rocking a Note 5 for about 7 months and have loved it, but it's getting to that point as every large phone does, for me, that I'm tired of it's size, cumbersome and hard to find places to put it when not in hand. That's what makes the 5S or SE so potent. You can literally stick that phone in any pocket or on much more surfaces in a car and not have to worry about it being in the way. I have tried numerous tablets of all brands and many large phones. While the larger phones are nice for entertainment consumption and web browsing, I simply don't do it enough to justify the trade offs. Furthermore, nothing beats a good laptop for the middle road for work load and entertainment while being able to multi task both easily if needed.

I was an early adopter of the "phablet" first wave as I imported the Note 1 before it ever was on the radar in the US and have had every note since. Android just isn't what it used to be, to me, and rooting most phones on VZW is as bad as jailbreaking these days (locked down boot loaders, no root, knox security, etc). I just don't have the same lust I used to have for Android. Although I have to hand it to Samsung as Touchwiz has came a VERY long way, same with Android. iOS is almost impossible for me to enjoy w/out jailbreak. Forever chasing that happy medium. I'm banking on the SE and being able to have a new jailbreak sometime soon *fingers crossed*, but even if I don't get that jailbreak, I think I'm just getting to the point now where I just need my phone, to be a phone, and my laptop to do laptop things.

I'm the same with my cars these days. Used to always blur the lines between street car and strip or track car....it never works out. Different tools for different jobs (likewise with my AR's and pistols)....I'm getting old lol.

 

[lordofthereef]

I love the fact that I can have a glass screen protector that covers THE WHOLE SCREEN and isn't lifted around the edges all the way around. I had a 5s back in the day and fell for the whole "bigger is better" thing. Carrying the SE is like not carrying a phone at all. I love it.

Just thought I'd point out that they make curved glass screen protector too. A coworker has one and it's been on with a case and looks great. I've stopped using them for the past three years since the extremely minor scratches I get within a year or two don't bother me enough for an extra $30+ investment, but if I had to get one that's all I would look at.

 

[marty1990]

The screen does give less content, but I don't feel I have read less after all, speaking of scrolling through subreddits or my playlists when standing on a train... Stuff like to-do lists and email inbox is perfectly fine and usually easier to use, since I tend to keep them so concise that the items usually fall out of my thumb's reach on the 5.5" screen (Blame Inbox Zero *cough*). As for conversations, do you need a long list of history when typing a reply anyway...? Usually just the few recent bubbles matter.

I don't have the habit of reading comics or streaming videos on my phones though, so I can't comment on those.

TL;DR: Yes, large screens show more, but are the extra stuff really relevant? YMMV.

Thanks for the reply.

Was set on buying the 6S until I read your post -- along with reading about the 6S battery complaints, and the thread on here saying that some 6S's anodisation corrode (due to the 7000 series zinc content), and if I'm paying £600+ I'd like to be buying a phone that doesn't have such an issue. Not sure if it's just a select few rather than a widespread issue? Maybe iPhones should be made of Titanium ha.

Checked out both the 6S and the SE again today to help in my decision, it proved fruitless. I liked both. SE for the portability, price, battery (due to pushing less pixels) and having most of the 6S internals. 6S for the screen size and better contrast, 3D Touch, better front facing camera, potentially the last 4.7" iPhone with a headphone jack. Plus, I haven't used a 4" phone since my Incredible S from 2011, I went up to a Nexus 4 with a 4.7" screen, to a Nexus 6, and then a 6 Plus.

Decisions, eh?

 

[DocGo]

I went from the 6S to the 6S Plus because of battery issues...but both phones felt too big for me. So when the SE came out, I gladly switched to this device and am very happy with it. I already use an iPad Pro 12.9", so the SE is a perfect combo for the Pro.

 

[daijholt]

This.

Since the 5S I've tried the 6, 6S, and 6S+. All the while whilst having a 9.7-inch iPad of some description, and briefly, a Mini 2. I've also had tons of Android devices which are naturally larger.

However, whilst the larger phones were nicer for content they compromised ease of use in one-hand and despite being bigger still lacked what tablets could offer.

I'm now at a similar point of 'unblurring' the lines and overlap by simplifying things: the SE and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Both extremes but that have clear uses separate from one another.

I've made the same decision. My lines have become far too blurred since iPhone went big. I bought a plus, sold my iPad, sold my plus, bought a 6, bought an iPad mini, and now I'm selling on my 6s once the se turns up.

A bigger iPhone does one thing; distracts you. If work needs doing, I used to use my iPad. If i needed to catch up on information quickly, i would use my phone. Since owning a bigger iPhone I've been doing both on my phone, which means suddenly work is always with me. The line is muddy, and its time to separate them.

That's my point of view anyway. SE 64GB on the way, 6s 64GB going on eBay!

 

[iTom17]

I am currently using an iPhone 6s, and since my parents both have an iPhone 5s I hold those phones quite a lot of times. You know, to help them when they've got questions or issues with it. And that phone literally feels like a toy. I thought it wouldn't be that bad as I've had an iPhone 3G, 4 and 4s. Heck, prior to the iPhone 6s and 6 I had that 4s, never have had an iPhone 5 or 5s. So I really thought it wouldn't be that bad. In reality, it's hard to get used again to that incredibly small display.

At the other hand, I know a lot people who will love having this iPhone SE. Many of them would because they simply don't want a bigger display, others would because of the lower price. As I've already read about, it's compelling to many Android users as well. Some friends of mine are actually considering the SE as replacement for their Android phone, for the price alone. They don't really like the fact it has a 4-inch display, but for the price and what they will get in terms of the internals (A9 chip, 2 GB RAM, 12 MP camera with 4K video and great battery life) they're ready to do it anyway.

For me the iPhone SE won't do it. The display is just too small at this point, and I honestly don't like the fact it doesn't have the 2nd generation Touch ID either. But for many people, it will be a great choice. I'm happy for those people, because they'll have a phone that still looks beautiful, has most of the internals the flagship models have, and all at a very affordable price.

 

[joshwithachance]

My motivation for trying the SE as a 6S Plus user is the same as a lot of people, to have a one handed device to use instead of the monster 6+. However, I do have another motive...

Disclaimer: I haven't fully made up my mind on migrating though. I'm testing it out and will make my decision next Friday.

As you can see by my signature, I have a lot of Apple products. However, looking closely I have 2 things that would stick out like a sore thumb for most, an iPhone 6S Plus and an iPad mini 4. I say this because the devices are almost similar. So, I went back to the original iPad Keynote for some inspiration... When we only had 3.5 inch iPhones... The iPad was meant to better surf the web, for media consumption, easier reading, and for light to medium amounts of work. The 6S plus blurs those lines immensely. My intent was to see if I could come to a more divided simplicity with my devices by trying the SE.

Don't get me wrong, I love the 6S plus as a phone and love everything it brings to the table. However, it was time to see if I need to unblur the lines in my gadget line up. And the SE might just do that for me.

This is the exact reason I'm exchanging my 6S Plus for an SE tomorrow. I want to pick up an iPad Pro 9.7, but I can't bring myself to do it owning a 6S Plus because in my eyes they're too similar. With an SE/Pro 9.7 combo one is clearly a phone, one is clearly a tablet. The appeal of the 6S Plus is there, which is why I currently own one, but it'll be cool to see if I can go back to the 4-inch screen and enjoy it. I guess I'll find out very soon!

 

[Trahearne]

Thanks for the reply.

Was set on buying the 6S until I read your post -- along with reading about the 6S battery complaints, and the thread on here saying that some 6S's anodisation corrode (due to the 7000 series zinc content), and if I'm paying £600+ I'd like to be buying a phone that doesn't have such an issue. Not sure if it's just a select few rather than a widespread issue? Maybe iPhones should be made of Titanium ha.

Checked out both the 6S and the SE again today to help in my decision, it proved fruitless. I liked both. SE for the portability, price, battery (due to pushing less pixels) and having most of the 6S internals. 6S for the screen size and better contrast, 3D Touch, better front facing camera, potentially the last 4.7" iPhone with a headphone jack. Plus, I haven't used a 4" phone since my Incredible S from 2011, I went up to a Nexus 4 with a 4.7" screen, to a Nexus 6, and then a 6 Plus.

Decisions, eh?

You gotta think about it yourself. But I admitted that before the day SE was in store I had the same debate too. The display of 6S is undoubtedly more vibrant and feels closer to the surface. But it doesn't mean the display of SE is bad, just "a bit less vibrant".

 

[9646829]

I went from the 6S Plus to the SE, no regrets, size is MUCH better for me. I have a laptop and a desktop PC for times I need a bigger screen.. I am considering ditching the laptop for one of the iPad Pro's though.

 

[marty1990]

Think I'm gonna go for the SE.

It's essentially the same phone as the 6S, more pocket friendly, and doesn't have the 6S corroding aluminium issue -- I checked my friends 6S last night and his has it, clearly a flaw with the 7000 series aluminium.

Now just to wait as it's out of stock EVERYWHERE.

 

[Kemonsterr]

Honestly I was worried going from my monstrous 6 Plus to the dwarfed SE, I didn't have a reason to be.
It works beautifully, I had forgotten how nice it was using a phone with one hand rather than the death-grip I had on my 6PLUS. After an afternoon with the little guy, Im already used to it!

I was attracted to the upgraded 5S feel (I loved my 5S) with all the insides of a 6s.
Its so much faster than my 5S was, I have live photos, an upgraded camera and a bunch of speed. I did downsize in memory because I won't be watching videos on a screen this small so theres no need to store them.

All in all the PROs won for this choice.
Im saving money on my cell phone bill
I can use a phone one handed
I have all the insides of a new phone without the price tag
I have the nice Rose Gold Id been wanting.
I didn't pay much out of pocket.

If you're thinking about it, weigh the pros and cons. The biggest change is the screen.

 

[marty1990]

Honestly I was worried going from my monstrous 6 Plus to the dwarfed SE, I didn't have a reason to be.
It works beautifully, I had forgotten how nice it was using a phone with one hand rather than the death-grip I had on my 6PLUS. After an afternoon with the little guy, Im already used to it!

I was attracted to the upgraded 5S feel (I loved my 5S) with all the insides of a 6s.
Its so much faster than my 5S was, I have live photos, an upgraded camera and a bunch of speed. I did downsize in memory because I won't be watching videos on a screen this small so theres no need to store them.

All in all the PROs won for this choice.
Im saving money on my cell phone bill
I can use a phone one handed
I have all the insides of a new phone without the price tag
I have the nice Rose Gold Id been wanting.
I didn't pay much out of pocket.

If you're thinking about it, weigh the pros and cons. The biggest change is the screen.

Yep, reason I went for the Plus in the first place was for media consumption, i.e. Netflix etc., but when it comes down to it, I'd rather use my TV or my iMac/MacBook, or even my 8" Android tablet. I do tend to browse online a lot with the Plus though, so that's a downside of going to the smaller screen, but I guess I'll adjust.

I've gone through the pros and cons numerous times, and it all comes down to the screen essentially. I'd get the 6S, but I'm bothered by the aluminium casing chipping, and I know I wouldn't enjoy the phone with the potential of that happening. That, and the battery isn't meant to be that great, and I'm used to the Plus' battery which is stellar -- and it seems as though the SE's is pretty good.

Selfies I don't care about, I use FaceTime though, but the lower resolution front facing camera doesn't particularly bother me. First generation TouchID has been fine on my Plus. Don't care about the lack of Barometer either, never used it. I might miss OIS, but I don't shoot enough video to really see a benefit. Everything else is the same as the 6S, other than the screen being .7" smaller and being less vibrant, thats the only issue I have, but everything else outweighs this minor gripe.

So I think I'm going to order it, just won't be able to get my hands on it for a couple of weeks.

 

[sk2sep2304]

pros:
Portability and one handed use
Battery life
It's fast - I don't care for games but the phone reacts instantly to every input
Much better camera coming from a 5S
I can still use my mophie battery case

Those reasons alone are enough for me to keep it.

Had all iPhones up to 5S. Tried out the 6 but never liked the two handed operation after 3 months I used it for. Also fwiw, I don't use a case so it's barely noticeable in my front pockets.

 

[dukebound85]

why do you care if others like it or no, as long as it satisfies you.

this is a forum. not sure why you care about his asking frankly

 

[aohus]

Cam from a 6+ to SE.

This is how I see it. If you consume a lot of media like videos stick with the plus.

If you use your phone more for basic tasks like email, social media updates, and taking pictures/ listening to music and less on consuming visual media, go for the SE. If you go on webpages a lot stick with the plus.

If the plus is a high end SUV, the SE is a Porsche of a device.

I love the one handed operation of using the SE, especially in the car, running while switching tracks. Just feels great in the hand (That's not what she said)

 

[electronicsguy]

this is a forum. not sure why you care about his asking frankly

If this is a forum, why can't I care and ask about it?

 

[Shirasaki]

As a moderate gamer, bigger iPad without force touch is not a good choice, plus the screen is not comfortable for two-hand gaming, especially my type. (Screenshot)
So, I love plus size phones, even though I do realise such phone is hard to use one-handed.