Any 11 pro max users buying the SE as a "daily driver" ?
as a daily driver no. as a backup yes!
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iPhone SE (2016) Anyone get their new SE yet?
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as a daily driver no. as a backup yes!
$399 is the sweet spot where people who didn’t “need” the phone are buying it. If the new SE were $550, I don’t think you would see nearly this many people buying it just because they want to scratch the itch of buying new tech. I wonder if they will update this SE next year, or if it will remain unchanged for a few years like the original.
Some say? I guess I’d be interested to know what kind of metric you’re referring to by some. There’s actually an active YouTube video that shows consumers couldn’t differentiate LCD versus OLED with side-by-side comparisons. Not to mention, PWM is an issue that other users experience as side effect, so I would wager that OLED really isn’t a selling point at all, but for those who only truly understand the differences of OLED and what to look for.
Ordered my Iphone SE white 64gb yesterday, for only £393 using my civil service discount of 6%. Will be delivered in next few days, likely Monday. Looking forward to receiving it which is the first time i have brought a phone outright, rather than using a contract to subsidise the phone cost. I plan to use my SE as my daily driver to replace my 8 Plus (which im keeping as backup).
Ordered direct from Apple UK store, it originally said Arrives 21st May so I was shocked when it dispatched last night. Delivered about 4 hours ago!
I almost ordered from somewhere else because of the long delivery so glad I didn’t now!
Ordered Black 128GB SE (paid in full) from Apple website on May 11, 2020. With expedited shipping was to arrive May 21 - May 26. Tracking info says being shipped from Shanghai, China. There's already a shipping exception on the tracking results today (May 14)...
I'm surprised things are still being shipped direct from China given the circumstances in the world...
...maybe I should've let them set up an AT&T SIM in advance instead of choosing to swap my current card over from my 8. Perhaps that would have shipped from a US warehouse a lot faster at the cost of AT&T activation fees.
I'm surprised things are still being shipped direct from China given the circumstances in the world...
...maybe I should've let them set up an AT&T SIM in advance instead of choosing to swap my current card over from my 8. Perhaps that would have shipped from a US warehouse a lot faster at the cost of AT&T activation fees.
I ordered the same and it came from Shanghai then quickly had delayed pop up on tracking. Stayed that way for a couple days then I ended up getting it almost a week earlier than expected. Maybe same for you🙂
ordered on 7th. its getting delivered tomorrow from China. i will leave it as is for couple of days then i will wear my Nuclear suit and then open the shipping box lol
Update May 14,2020: Sent email to Tim Cook. His team followed up with me next day. Seems that there must have been a battery swelling issue in transit causing screen lift. Just unlucky timing. Apple agreed to honor the original trade value 😀👍🏻👍🏻👏!!!! This is why I've been Apple fan since 1984. Apple will always try to make it right.
I am wonder , will Tim Cook really read the email from the people around the world ? are you send attn Tim Cook on the email ?
Tim Cook has actually been known to respond to Apple‘s customer base in the past, as a matter fact, he’s even responded to a few forum members on this very website about questions or concerns with future products over the years. But in terms of him reading ‘every email‘ sent to him (Which I’m sure Would take a copious amount of time to read/reply,) he has a league of assistants/advisors that works directly under him that have access to his email and probably direct certain responses that could be handled by other executives in various departments at Apple or if it’s something that he feels necessary to reply to, As he has in the past.
I sent it to his email address tcook@apple.com expecting it to be read by one of his staffers. I doubt TC ever saw it personally nor did I expect him to.
After about 3 weeks I finally got my SE to replace my iPhone 7. Here were my first impressions:
-The screens are identical. As expected.
-The SE camera is noticeably better. I took some side by side comparison shots in medium indoor lighting and the SE's camera had much better light gathering, and it stayed sharp all around the edges. The iP7 pictures were softer all around and lost all detail in darker areas.
-The SE speakers sound at least 30% louder to my ears. This is a huge improvement.
-It's a lot faster, as expected, and doesn't get burning hot from doing simple things like using Safari.
-I know the battery isn't great compared to a flagship, but compared to the 3.5 year old battery in my iP7 it feels like it lasts forever.
-Unexpected: I tested the LTE speeds on both phones in the same location, using the same SIM card, and the SE was almost 2x as fast. Nice.
I would say this is exactly the improvement I wanted for $391. It's not going to totally change how I use my phone or anything but my phone is back to being a background item I don't have to think about vs. being a regular annoyance.
-The screens are identical. As expected.
-The SE camera is noticeably better. I took some side by side comparison shots in medium indoor lighting and the SE's camera had much better light gathering, and it stayed sharp all around the edges. The iP7 pictures were softer all around and lost all detail in darker areas.
-The SE speakers sound at least 30% louder to my ears. This is a huge improvement.
-It's a lot faster, as expected, and doesn't get burning hot from doing simple things like using Safari.
-I know the battery isn't great compared to a flagship, but compared to the 3.5 year old battery in my iP7 it feels like it lasts forever.
-Unexpected: I tested the LTE speeds on both phones in the same location, using the same SIM card, and the SE was almost 2x as fast. Nice.
I would say this is exactly the improvement I wanted for $391. It's not going to totally change how I use my phone or anything but my phone is back to being a background item I don't have to think about vs. being a regular annoyance.
That's an excellent way to put it.
My iPhone 7 was a "need to charge at lunch time" and a "need a battery case for vacations" and a "oh $&*#, my phone with 100% charge suddenly shut down while I was texting and now it won't turn on again" annoyance.
Just checking in to say - this SE is great - it’s smooth, fast, responsive, fits in my pocket, handles everything with no lag at all, offers bezels to grip between thumb and forefinger if the mood takes me, has a battery life in excess of one day - all excellent. The only gripe for me is the headphone jack - and as I sometimes like to record audio from whatever app I’m using, I’m keeping my 6 too.
And if Apple goes portless (iPhone 13) - Bluetooth, wireless or a proprietary mag connector.
Got mine a few days ago. 128 black. I replaced an 8 with this. Outstanding so far. Great daytime pictures.