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iPhone SE (2016) Anyone get their new SE yet?
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Got my Product Red today. The only problem was trying to connect to my hotspot during the automatic setup but things went fine after I resolved that. I don't like the bigger size but do like the dual SIM capability. Tim Cook is nice enough to offer me a whole $30 for one of my original SE's as a trade in. Thanks, Tim! I have two other original SE's. I'll try to sell one on eBay and keep the other as a backup.
Just arrived a few hours ago. Loving it so far.
I loved my 6s but it was starting to just GRIND at certain tasks and lately my battery would go from 100% to 20% to 11% to 1% in minutes...or just shut off completely.
The SE is super zippy and fast, camera looks great.
Glad I got red after only ever having black.
I loved my 6s but it was starting to just GRIND at certain tasks and lately my battery would go from 100% to 20% to 11% to 1% in minutes...or just shut off completely.
The SE is super zippy and fast, camera looks great.
Glad I got red after only ever having black.
How much ram does it have? Can anyone download Geekbench or AIDA64 and check?
Anyone able to use hard press on notifications to delete message? Not working for me.
No disrespect meant to anyone who bough the SE, but I could never go back to a phone with those bezels.
I understand your point of view. My 7 does look pretty outdated when it's next to my wife's Xs. But, I've never had a full-screen phone, so for me (and many people upgrading to the SE), it's normal. Hell, until 2017, it was normal for every iPhone user ever.
Stupid me for giving an opinion about an iPhone on an iPhone forum.
Hey man, don’t call anyone stupid in here, not even yourself!
I was just teasing you for leaving that Debbie Downer remark in a forum thread specifically about people receiving their new iPhones that they’re excited about.
True that, enjoy your new phones!
Thanks! My family took me to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for my birthday this year, and I saw those in Baseballism's store and fell in love, lol.
Received the SE at 1PM, setup and mailed out my 11 Pro Max about an hour later to someone that bought it.
I'm done with the yearly upgrade cycle to the best iPhone, the SE is an insanely good value and does everything I need it to, I got it for $200 switching to Xfinity Mobile from Verizon.
It isn't a big change for me at all since my work phone is an iPhone 8.
I'm done with the yearly upgrade cycle to the best iPhone, the SE is an insanely good value and does everything I need it to, I got it for $200 switching to Xfinity Mobile from Verizon.
It isn't a big change for me at all since my work phone is an iPhone 8.
It's so funny that you mention that
I ditched my iPhone 11 Pro for my new SE. I could never go back to a much bulkier phone. To me, it was a downgrade in every way. The SE is thinner, lighter, smaller, and it has Touch ID, which I find superior to Face ID.
As for the bezels, I love them. They make using the phone a lot more practical. With the iPhone Pro, I always touched the screen inadvertently in places while holding it by the edges.
For those that got the red one, is it the same red as the iPhone 11? The red on the iPhone 11 is slightly pastel while before on the iPhone XR it was a deeper red.
On compare on the Apple Site, the SE 2020 red definitely is deeper red than the faded red on the 11.
It's so funny that you mention that
I ditched my iPhone 11 Pro for my new SE. I could never go back to a much bulkier phone. To me, it was a downgrade in every way. The SE is thinner, lighter, smaller, and it has Touch ID, which I find superior to Face ID.
As for the bezels, I love them. They make using the phone a lot more practical. With the iPhone Pro, I always touched the screen inadvertently in places while holding it by the edges.
I also think the bezel and chin make it easier to hold. I like holding the phone chin at the bottom while I read.
The new SE is a great phone and I hope everyone enjoys theirs! I’m trying to convince my wife to upgrade to this from her original SE but she still thinks the 6/7/8/SE 2020 form factor is too big.
For me, I’m happily sticking with my 11. I like it a lot more than I expected and for me the only minor con is the size. The screen size is great, performance is awesome, camera is really great and I use the ultra wide a lot more than I expected, and the battery life - I can go two days on one charge with my usage while with my 7 I barely got through to the evening. I’d miss all of these benefits just to have a little more manageable size of a phone.
For me, I’m happily sticking with my 11. I like it a lot more than I expected and for me the only minor con is the size. The screen size is great, performance is awesome, camera is really great and I use the ultra wide a lot more than I expected, and the battery life - I can go two days on one charge with my usage while with my 7 I barely got through to the evening. I’d miss all of these benefits just to have a little more manageable size of a phone.
Mine showed up today. Usually something goes wrong and I end up waiting until Monday, so this was a plus.
Mine is the red version, which is quite striking. I like the red metal frame better than the back glass, and I'd like a bit darker red, but good enough.
Screen is a tad dimmer than my SE1 which is a bit surprising. Was more than a tad before I realized it had inherited a white point setting from my XSDead.
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Mine is the red version, which is quite striking. I like the red metal frame better than the back glass, and I'd like a bit darker red, but good enough.
Screen is a tad dimmer than my SE1 which is a bit surprising. Was more than a tad before I realized it had inherited a white point setting from my XSDead.
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Not me. Swipe left.
yeah, working like normal for me. Do you mean where you long press and get the more option? That’s working
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I run the developer beta and I’m having a hell of time updating
It has 3 GB
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The red SE is very nice looking. Digging the phone thus far.
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