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iPhone SE, best iPhone ever
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Subjective opinions and tape, vs. official information and hardware confirmation. The controller was even found to be the same.
Say what you want, the iPhone 5s has according to the pictures definitely an other Home Button than the iPhone 6.
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/01/home-button-sensor-cables-iphone-6/
And know I'm out. Discussion with you is waste of time. Didn't got one source from you that prooves your arguments.
It's a great phone.
I've got the iPhone 6s Plus on my main line and my iPhone SE on my third line, and I use them interchangeably.
Design wise, I feel the 5s/SE is the pinnacle of design.
The square chamfered edges, the round buttons are just gorgeous. I loved my iphine 4s and actually waited to get the 5 because I couldn't pull away from the 4s, but my friend spilled water on her iPhone and I gifted her mine. So as soon as I left FedEx I went and got my 5. And that was it. I was in love.
So when the SE came out, it was a done deal. No question I'd get it.
I've got the iPhone 6s Plus on my main line and my iPhone SE on my third line, and I use them interchangeably.
Design wise, I feel the 5s/SE is the pinnacle of design.
The square chamfered edges, the round buttons are just gorgeous. I loved my iphine 4s and actually waited to get the 5 because I couldn't pull away from the 4s, but my friend spilled water on her iPhone and I gifted her mine. So as soon as I left FedEx I went and got my 5. And that was it. I was in love.
So when the SE came out, it was a done deal. No question I'd get it.
I still plan to purchase a SE. I do not care that better spec'd iPhones exist. This one will serve my needs just fine and for an added bonus, it fits in my pockets. We all know the 6s+ has better specs...most of us just don't care.
...in just the same way that the 5.5 inch screen of the 6/6s + is ridiculously big for a phone. It's a phablet in fact, a different product, not exactly a smartphone.
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Because some of us have real work that needs to get done.
I went to a birthday party last night, but had to stop at Best Buy on the way and buy an SE, my first iPhone.
I've wanted an iPhone since the Thunderbolt release day when I bought the HTC.
It's still in the box at home, waiting for me to get home tonight to unpack it. I'm pretty excited, as are others.
The price is RIGHT for this SE.........399.00!
I've wanted an iPhone since the Thunderbolt release day when I bought the HTC.
It's still in the box at home, waiting for me to get home tonight to unpack it. I'm pretty excited, as are others.
The price is RIGHT for this SE.........399.00!
The SE has the same ppi as the 6S, so no idea what on earth you're talking about. Text is just fine, sharp, and readable on 326 ppi ... unless you are blind.I'll stick with a nice 400 ppi screen that I can actually read and text on. Toy phones are so 2013
I LOVED my Thunderbolt even though I'm an Apple fanboy....awesome phone. I waited till Apple put in LTE in the iPhone 5 to make the switch.
Can't believe we are now arguaing over our iPhones. Used to be arguaing between an Android phone and Apples iOS phones. Little children have to say their's the best. Why do you even care about this ? A new and faster one will come out in about 5 1/2 months that will blow our current ones out of the water (Hope), and then what, argue about that one and say, so what, its only a bit faster or better to justify our current ones ?
I guess you missed all the talk about colors, and plus vs. non-plus.
Got the 64GB Space Grey today.
It will replace a 4.7" iPhone 6 and 3.5" iPhone 4S (still useful in some situations). I tried loving the 6 for 1.5 years, but simply can't. It has many nice aspects, but for me those are outweighed by too many annoyances when using it. The 4S is still a great device, but it's getting too slow and pretty much every app can't be properly used anymore on a 3.5" screen.
Impressions of the SE so far:
For me the 4" form factor and design of the iPhone 5/5s is actually completely new and right in the middle, which turns out to be really nice. I remember that I felt like I could do so much more with the 6 due to the extra screen real-estate. And while that's still true in some scenarios, being able to properly hold a phone and reach everything turns out to be so much more important. I feel like I'm way faster doing pretty much anything, and without any effort. Not balancing the phone in your hand to touch something is pretty amazing. I'm still afraid I'll drop it (newness and all), but given that I drop my 6 about once a week and almost never dropped the 4s in all those years, I think it'll be fine.
I noticed a yellowish tint at the top during setup on the white screen, but only from a certain angle and because I read about it here. Haven't noticed it since. Overall the screen is more yellowish compared to the 6 (which is very blue). I guess it's good for the eyes, and without another phone/screen right next to it I simply can't tell.
The power button rattles when I shake the phone. Haven't heard it once during normal use though. Even went jogging with it while holding it in my hand, but that's not enough "shaking" to rattle it. So for me a non-issue.
Don't know what kind of CPU it has, and won't check. Whatever it is, it's fast.
Bluetooth earphones work great.
The screen attracts dust like crazy. Not sure if it's the newness, and the static-ness or whatever will lessen after some use. Not that big of a deal though; a quick swipe and it's gone. And in comparison the screen of the 6 is a huge smudge-magnet. Not noticing many finger smudges so far on the SE.
The screen quality itself is definitely different than that of the 6. I'm not sure that I'd call it worse per se. Comparing them side-by-side the 6 has my preference. Probably due to the rounded edges, the screen being closer to the glass (at least it seems that way) and the larger screen. But I'm pretty sure every larger screen automatically feels "better". In practice (i.e. not using two phones side-by-side for constant comparison) I've completely forgotten the 6 and the SE screen looks awesome. It also looks way better than the 4s, that's for sure.
The vibration motor is loud. I believe the 6s uses the element that also makes the 3D Touch work, and the 6 still has a normal motor. People seem to prefer the 6s's vibrations, but I've never felt those. The 6's motor is way less pronounced though. Not sure I want to lay the SE on a table, because buzzes will be heard across the room.
Not much else to say for now. Unless something goes terribly wrong in the next couple of days or there's some big hardware defect I haven't noticed yet, I'm pretty sure this will be my favorite Apple device to date. The design, size, using it, ... I love everything about it.
It will replace a 4.7" iPhone 6 and 3.5" iPhone 4S (still useful in some situations). I tried loving the 6 for 1.5 years, but simply can't. It has many nice aspects, but for me those are outweighed by too many annoyances when using it. The 4S is still a great device, but it's getting too slow and pretty much every app can't be properly used anymore on a 3.5" screen.
Impressions of the SE so far:
For me the 4" form factor and design of the iPhone 5/5s is actually completely new and right in the middle, which turns out to be really nice. I remember that I felt like I could do so much more with the 6 due to the extra screen real-estate. And while that's still true in some scenarios, being able to properly hold a phone and reach everything turns out to be so much more important. I feel like I'm way faster doing pretty much anything, and without any effort. Not balancing the phone in your hand to touch something is pretty amazing. I'm still afraid I'll drop it (newness and all), but given that I drop my 6 about once a week and almost never dropped the 4s in all those years, I think it'll be fine.
I noticed a yellowish tint at the top during setup on the white screen, but only from a certain angle and because I read about it here. Haven't noticed it since. Overall the screen is more yellowish compared to the 6 (which is very blue). I guess it's good for the eyes, and without another phone/screen right next to it I simply can't tell.
The power button rattles when I shake the phone. Haven't heard it once during normal use though. Even went jogging with it while holding it in my hand, but that's not enough "shaking" to rattle it. So for me a non-issue.
Don't know what kind of CPU it has, and won't check. Whatever it is, it's fast.
Bluetooth earphones work great.
The screen attracts dust like crazy. Not sure if it's the newness, and the static-ness or whatever will lessen after some use. Not that big of a deal though; a quick swipe and it's gone. And in comparison the screen of the 6 is a huge smudge-magnet. Not noticing many finger smudges so far on the SE.
The screen quality itself is definitely different than that of the 6. I'm not sure that I'd call it worse per se. Comparing them side-by-side the 6 has my preference. Probably due to the rounded edges, the screen being closer to the glass (at least it seems that way) and the larger screen. But I'm pretty sure every larger screen automatically feels "better". In practice (i.e. not using two phones side-by-side for constant comparison) I've completely forgotten the 6 and the SE screen looks awesome. It also looks way better than the 4s, that's for sure.
The vibration motor is loud. I believe the 6s uses the element that also makes the 3D Touch work, and the 6 still has a normal motor. People seem to prefer the 6s's vibrations, but I've never felt those. The 6's motor is way less pronounced though. Not sure I want to lay the SE on a table, because buzzes will be heard across the room.
Not much else to say for now. Unless something goes terribly wrong in the next couple of days or there's some big hardware defect I haven't noticed yet, I'm pretty sure this will be my favorite Apple device to date. The design, size, using it, ... I love everything about it.
The only people arguing are the ones that say it's too small but in secret they really want one but won't admit it.