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iPhone SE (2016) Anyone get their new SE yet?
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Really glad I cancelled preorder and did in store with a competent cellphone salesperson. From reading on slickdeals sounds like lots of orders are getting delayed cancelled or botched in some way like that
the deal probably overwhelmed them but still. They shouldn’t have taken the orders if they couldn’t handle it
the deal probably overwhelmed them but still. They shouldn’t have taken the orders if they couldn’t handle it
Ordered my parents each one, and this exact thing is happening to them. Any update that you've heard? They received a decently sized box with just a SIM card in it. (box big enough for 2-3 phones to be in it.
If it is shipping from UPS, the shipping delay emails are not uncommon. I received a UPS delay shipping email on 4-22, but my SE still arrived on 4-24.
I got the phone yesterday and just got the SIM today. I’m still not sure the reason for the extra SIM. I guess I’ll find out next week when I set it up for my mom.
The whole process was really frustrating Information-wise. Both Walmart and Fedex. Hope you get everything worked out.
Ordered on 4/21. Delivered today.
Spigen Liquid Crystal case.
Spigen Liquid Crystal case.
Looks almost identical to mine, although mine is just a knockoff silicone I'm gonna use until my Loopy arrives, but it looks identical. I'm in love with it.
I ordered the black/white checked Loopy case because I think it'll look cool with the white/black phone. I know that kinda stuff doesn't matter to everyone, but I like to coordinate. ;-p
I love this phone! Feels soooo good in hand and my pocket. I feel like I've been depriving myself for years not trying out this form factor. Good to have a leather option again too (XR, and 11 which I never owned, that day never came)
I know why I went Plus at the time, battery life and being more glued to media but my needs change over time.
My iPhone collection has been reduced to SE1 and SE2 lol. My SE1 is jailbroken with X gestures too, and I got a mini5 and 2017 iPP so got X gestures for that too of course.
Spring cleaning
And ready to upgrade to any kind of insane iPhone that comes out in the future too, without a big financial ding to the old wallet from shuffling.
I know why I went Plus at the time, battery life and being more glued to media but my needs change over time.
My iPhone collection has been reduced to SE1 and SE2 lol. My SE1 is jailbroken with X gestures too, and I got a mini5 and 2017 iPP so got X gestures for that too of course.
Spring cleaning
And ready to upgrade to any kind of insane iPhone that comes out in the future too, without a big financial ding to the old wallet from shuffling.
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I love this phone! Feels soooo good in hand and my pocket. I feel like I've been depriving myself for years not trying out this form factor. Good to have a leather option again too (XR, and 11 which I never owned, that day never came)
I know why I went Plus at the time, battery life and being more glued to media but my needs change over time.
My iPhone collection has been reduced to SE1 and SE2 lol. My SE1 is jailbroken with X gestures too, and I got a mini5 and 2017 iPP so got X gestures for that too of course.
Spring cleaning
And ready to upgrade to any kind of insane iPhone that comes out in the future too, without a big financial ding to the old wallet from shuffling.
Spring cleaning. That's what I'm gonna call it for sure. We have been playing musical devices over here, and I have been selling off older, buying newer (for some of the grandkids), changing sizes/devices, etc. I'm trying to find the sweet spot for my needs right now. I suspect that is gonna change later this year (at some point I'm gonna ditch the desktop again, and go back iPad only - that's always been my goal), but for now I like what I have.
Yep. Mailed my 11 off to its new owner yesterday. I was still a little on the fence, even when I listed it for sale, but when I got it out of the box to erase/restore/charge up for the new owner, it felt like a brick in my hand (I never really felt like that before - I've had larger phones for years). I knew right then I wasn't gonna miss it.
I'm having to get used to a few differences as far as use (swiping to close apps, and stuff like that). The thing is, that didn't always work well for me with the 11 anyway - I felt like I always had to try swiping from several angles and it was sometimes a pain to try and do one-handed. It's just retraining myself to use that button to close apps. And I've been clicking the wrong buttons to take screen shots, but I'm sure I'll get used to that.
All in all, I'm really happy with it. One of my daughters is about to ditch her 8+ and get an SE also.
Nice! I'm currently using a note 9 so certainly understand what you mean by a phone feeling like a brick in the hand! Funny thing is if I go for the 11 it will be lighter to me!
I may look at the 5.4 if that surfaces but the SE could be an option for me perhaps. I'm loving dual lenses with current device so I'm a little reluctant to go back to single lense.
Who knows!
Oh and I'm sure you mentioned grandchildren. You don't look old enough! Lol
Nice! I'm currently using a note 9 so certainly understand what you mean by a phone feeling like a brick in the hand! Funny thing is if I go for the 11 it will be lighter to me!
I may look at the 5.4 if that surfaces but the SE could be an option for me perhaps. I'm loving dual lenses with current device so I'm a little reluctant to go back to single lense.
Who knows!
Oh and I'm sure you mentioned grandchildren. You don't look old enough! Lol
I was a little skeptical because of the camera, but then I realized that 90% of my pictures are portrait mode pics of my grandkids, and the SE2 will do that just fine. The other 10% are almost always screen shots of recipes or memes I have to send my kids or something.
And thank you! I have 8 grandchildren. I did have my kids when I was young - all 4 in my 20's, and my daughters have all had theirs in their 20s (so far - at least one will likely have more kids). My son hasn't reproduced yet, which is likely a good thing given he is still a teenager at nearly 25. ;-p
That profile pic is from about 7-8 years ago at my daughter's wedding. I need to make it more current. Editing because I finally updated my avatar. My gray hair is kicking my butt these days, but I refuse to color it.
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Yeah I'm thankful my battery life and camera on my note are ok so it's not like I'm in desperate need of a phone unless I smash this to pieces dropping it!I was a little skeptical because of the camera, but then I realized that 90% of my pictures are portrait mode pics of my grandkids, and the SE2 will do that just fine. The other 10% are almost always screen shots of recipes or memes I have to send my kids or something.
And thank you! I have 8 grandchildren. I did have my kids when I was young - all 4 in my 20's, and my daughters have all had theirs in their 20s (so far - at least one will likely have more kids). My son hasn't reproduced yet, which is likely a good thing given he is still a teenager at nearly 25. ;-p
That profile pic is from about 7-8 years ago at my daughter's wedding. I need to make it more current. My gray hair is kicking my butt these days, but I refuse to color it.
Camera and battery will be key to my decision!
Good on you! Some find the grey hairs nice to look at! Nothing wrong with that at all
I'll be sure to post what I decide closer to September. I'm in the last stretch of monthly payments on my Samsung so September apple releases come at a good time!
Wait times for the SE from Apple are close to the end of the month. Looks like a massive success.
My daughter wanted to use my Loopy case from my 11 until hers arrives (her loop broke on her other modified Loopy case we made her), so I was swapping it from the old case to the new for her while she was getting some stuff together. I can't believe how giant that 11 seems already. It's nuts!
I had terrible migraines from one of the earlier iPads with a lower dpi than the IPad mini that I bought to replace it had. I think some people are sensitive to the lower pixels per inch. I always found the display on my iPhone 11 a bit harsh, but I could use it.
Also, is there any blue light mitigation on these LCD panels? There is on my 11 Pro and Samsung s20 OLED displays and that makes for a more comfortable viewing experience. I haven’t had pwm flicker migraines from the 11 Pro nor the Samsung phones I’ve had the last two years.
I think we can reduce the white point in the settings on the SE and perhaps that might help reduce eye strain for some people?
I wouldn’t trade my 11 Pro for an SE and I don’t even plan to trade up for any of the 2020 iPhones, but it’s fun to read about the SE. It’s very reassuring to hear it’s so good. Excepting my husband who needs a flagship model for work, the rest of us will get SE’s if we need to replace our current phones for some reason.
Apple got very lucky here, I’m guessing. This is the right phone for the moment; they couldn’t have planned it better if they tried.
Some posters online acted so sure this thing wouldn’t sell because of the pandemic but it made so much sense to me that it would sell because, in part, of the pandemic.
If it was technically an iPhone 8’s, Apple would have officially named it the iPhone 8’s.