Who's buying the iPhone se?

[Ladybug]

You are correct but my main problem is that my hands are small and i can't use my wifes ip6s with one hand comfortley. I don't see a problem with small screen, small screen = less time on youtube = win

Thats it in a nutshell. I save Youtube for my 9.7 iPad at home and I rarely browse anything in Safari on my iPhone 6 anyway. I don't have an SE yet but I do plan to purchase one.

This is going to date me but, there used to be a day people took time to look around them and enjoy other things in life. They said hello and had conversation with those around them. All that seems to be lost now in favor of spending time online. Nothing wrong with online activities however as I look around me and see everyone with their nose buried in their phones, I can't help but feel we lost something very precious.

 

[As1982]

The camera is supposed to be very good, 12 megapixel. My tiny little point-and-shoot camera is 16 megapixel with 5X optical zoom and image stabilization. I cannot see the phone replacing that, though I will make some comparison shots, and will use the phone for casual pics when I don't have the camera with me. But for hiking, which is my main camera use, I cannot see the phone replacing the camera, especially since I won't want to subject the phone to the trail, and there's no cell coverage where I hike.

I'll check out Apple Pay, but without knowing more, it seems to me that my credit card is easier. The bank protects me against fraudulent charges, and Apple Pay is just one more middleman charging the store a few more percent that will get added onto the cost of everything we buy. However, I'm open to information and I might try it out.

I'm not quite sure you understand how it works. Your still paying with the same card whether through Apple Pay or directly tapping your card, and you still get exactly the same protection. Apple are not even a middle man here. It's not as if your paying Apple and then Apple are paying the merchant.

Also, Apple don't charge merchants for accepting Apple Pay so the bit about the price of everything going up is rubbish.

 

[daniel1948]

This probably belongs in the Apple Pay thread, so I'll be brief: Apple is getting money from ApplePay or they wouldn't do it. That money comes from somewhere, and it's ultimately the customer who is paying. And it is more secure for me because the merchant never gets my c.c. details.

 

[As1982]

This probably belongs in the Apple Pay thread, so I'll be brief: Apple is getting money from ApplePay or they wouldn't do it. That money comes from somewhere, and it's ultimately the customer who is paying. And it is more secure for me because the merchant never gets my c.c. details.

They get money from the banks. Not the merchant or the customer. So why would merchants need to increase their price. Again, not sure what your are talking about re cc details. The merchant needs to take the same cc details whether you Apple Pay or pay directly on the card. They are not obtaining any extra details and thereby exposing you to more chance of fraud by taking Apple Pay.

 

[daniel1948]

They get money from the banks. Not the merchant or the customer. So why would merchants need to increase their price. Again, not sure what your are talking about re cc details. The merchant needs to take the same cc details whether you Apple Pay or pay directly on the card. They are not obtaining any extra details and thereby exposing you to more chance of fraud by taking Apple Pay.

The merchants get LESS information if you use Apple Pay since they don't get your actual card information. That makes ApplePay (and similar) more secure than using the card directly. But Visa gets its cut, and the bank gets its cut, and now Apple gets its cut. Three companies getting a cut rather than two. In the end, all that comes from the customers' pockets.

 

[priorytools]

Thats it in a nutshell. I save Youtube for my 9.7 iPad at home and I rarely browse anything in Safari on my iPhone 6 anyway. I don't have an SE yet but I do plan to purchase one.

This is going to date me but, there used to be a day people took time to look around them and enjoy other things in life. They said hello and had conversation with those around them. All that seems to be lost now in favor of spending time online. Nothing wrong with online activities however as I look around me and see everyone with their nose buried in their phones, I can't help but feel we lost something very precious.

I whole heartedly agree

 

[daniel1948]

Thats it in a nutshell. I save Youtube for my 9.7 iPad at home and I rarely browse anything in Safari on my iPhone 6 anyway. I don't have an SE yet but I do plan to purchase one.

I asked Siri a question, and she threw up some answers in a font so microscopic I had to strain to even be sure that there was actually text there. I've moves Safari into a folder called "Useless" for all the apps I have no use for but which iOS won't let me remove from the phone.

This is going to date me but, there used to be a day people took time to look around them and enjoy other things in life. They said hello and had conversation with those around them. All that seems to be lost now in favor of spending time online. Nothing wrong with online activities however as I look around me and see everyone with their nose buried in their phones, I can't help but feel we lost something very precious.

Yep. You can't say hello to a stranger anymore because everybody is either talking or texting on their phone. And half the time you can't even talk to your friends because people feel answering the phone is more important than talking to someone who is standing there with them. I remember before there were cell phones. Even then people would answer their phone and ignore a friend who was visiting them. But at least it only happened when they were at home. Now that people have their phone with them all day long you can't have an uninterrupted conversation with anyone. I turn my phone ringer off if I have a visitor. If someone calls me they can leave a message. It's just plain rude to answer your phone when someone is speaking with you.

I do have my cell phone, but I really think we were better off without them.

 

[PaladinGuy]

The merchants get LESS information if you use Apple Pay since they don't get your actual card information. That makes ApplePay (and similar) more secure than using the card directly. But Visa gets its cut, and the bank gets its cut, and now Apple gets its cut. Three companies getting a cut rather than two. In the end, all that comes from the customers' pockets.

Yes. It would marginally make transactions cost a little more. Truthfully, it's a better deal for the merchant and the customer. The merchant is the one with a large amount of skin in the game. In the US, newer laws make the merchant responsible for any fraudulent charges, if they didn't have enough security for the information. I personally try not to use stores that have the capability to accept Apple Pay and won't. I find it cheap and that it shows the store doesn't care about protecting its customers. I work in banking compliance, and I can tell you that even chip cards are not as secure as tokenization (I.e., Apple Pay, Samsung pay). Tokenization doesn't share any of your personal information with the merchant, which means a hacker has nothing to gain by hacking them. It protects all sides better.

 

[OneMike]

I currently own a 6S Plus. I'm not saying I want an SE, but I got to play with one thoroughly for a good 10 minutes today. In that time I took pictures, viewed websites I message, basically used it as I do my phone.

I'm impressed. Thing fit in my hand like one of my kids toys. At this point I already own a 6S plus that's paid for outright.

If that weren't the case. Being that I'm in the market for an ipad pro and will be using my phone a lot less at home soon. I must say I'd give the SE good consideration.

If I wasn't in the market for an ipad I doubt I'd consider it.

 

[KiXeR]

Bingo

Thats it in a nutshell. I save Youtube for my 9.7 iPad at home and I rarely browse anything in Safari on my iPhone 6 anyway. I don't have an SE yet but I do plan to purchase one.

This is going to date me but, there used to be a day people took time to look around them and enjoy other things in life. They said hello and had conversation with those around them. All that seems to be lost now in favor of spending time online. Nothing wrong with online activities however as I look around me and see everyone with their nose buried in their phones, I can't help but feel we lost something very precious.