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Anybody know where to get nice-looking iPhone SE 128GB, unlocked?

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1123581321 8y ago
I’ve bought two SEs on Gazelle and three on Swappa. I’ve been happy with all of them. Typically “fair” or better quality will look nice.
- endemic 8y ago
  +1 for Swappa; always have had good experiences on that site.
mft_ 8y ago
I'd recommend to give the next size up a chance. I had a much-loved, carefully-charged and -protected iPhone 5 for about 3 years. I thought it was perfect and that it was all I needed. When I finally upgraded I was given a 6s, and it took about 3 days for me to realise it was just much better. I still have the 5 somewhere, and it makes my hands want to cramp just thinking about going back to typing on it! The screen real estate is also a huge improvement for just about everything.
- zelos 8y ago
  I downgraded from a 6 to an SE and have been really happy. I'd like a slightly better screen (better black levels and contrast), but apart from that it's great.
  - zeckalpha 8y ago
    Yep, my 4S was better in the dark. Surprised by the regression.
  - binomialxenon 8y ago
    Technically, isn't that an upgrade, or at the very least a sidegrade? The SE is newer and has better specs in most areas.
    - FabHK 8y ago
      SE has mostly 6s internals, IIRC.
      - binomialxenon 8y ago
        Yeah, so it's a step up from the 6 overall.
- fredleblanc 8y ago
  Alright, for a countering point of view, I bought a 6 the day it was released. Used it for a year. Battery issues aside, I found the form factor too thin, too rounded, and too slippery. I had to buy a case just to not to feel like I was going to drop it. I went back to the SE, and it reaffirmed to me that this design was peak iPhone. The squared edges let me stand the phone up on the side. There’s no silly camera bump. I’ve used this phone, the 5, and the 5s for over 3 combined years with no case needed. I’ve dropped these phones a couple times and it’s survived them all. I can use it one handed without the reach, then cancel what my palm hit, then reach, then cancel, then remember the “reachability” home double tap. It has a headphone jack. The volume up button isn’t opposite the power button. And you know what? It’s still plenty fast. All this for a cheaper price and more pocketable form factor. The SE is a great phone, easily my favorite of the iPhone lineage. It’s too bad it seems to be going the way of the dodo.
  - ianai 8y ago
    I’m not convinced it’s going the way of the dodo. They can easily add it back later like they did initially. Their current phone line has no compelling upgrade path for me. I’m not allowed to take photos where I would be using the phone the most.
  - mgkimsal 8y ago
    i got a used one off ebay (had a 16gig SE, and cracked the screen twice). got one last year for around $250 - 64g. I'll probably get another one - seen some for around $130 now - just to have it around. I don't intentionally throw it around, but at ~$200... I don't particularly care if it's banged up a bit, and at $130... even less so. An upgraded SE - just improved camera and memory - would sell. I think it would sell well enough to hurt sales of the higher priced models though, and probably won't happen. Do they just assume everyone gets bigger after a few years and suddenly want/need bigger devices? SE-size ticks a lot of boxes for a lot of folks size-wise.
    - fredleblanc 8y ago
      This is really all I want. I don't want a smaller form factor. I don't want a bigger form factor. I want this form factor, and since everything keeps getting smaller, that's more room for a battery or whatever.
- foobarian 8y ago
  How do you "carefully charge" a phone? And by how much would that extend the battery life? I am on my second "flagship" phone that is down to an hour of battery life after 2 years. This time I will attempt to replace the battery because these things cost way too much to replace every 2-3 years.
  - virusduck 8y ago
    You can get it replaced for $29, which is cheaper than doing it yourself in most cases: https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/ If it is a 6S, you may be able to get it replaced for free: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/
  - jenwooo 8y ago
    It's almost as if you have no idea what you're talking about and are just making stuff up. The top reply proves that.
  - fusiongyro 8y ago
    Supposedly, lithium ion batteries like to be totally drained before being charged and then charged to max before being unplugged. I personally find this regime difficult to attain with phones because I'd rather not have the phone die while I'm far from a charger, so I often start charging when it is at 20% or so. And when I have to go to work, I unplug the phone, even if it isn't at 100% charge. I think most people do similarly, but the battery would really prefer you use it all the way up and charge to max. I think this is what the GP means by "carefully charging."
    - dsego 8y ago
      Isn't that regime for old NiMH batteries that had the "memory" effect? I thought for lion it's the opposite, never fully charge and never fully drain.
      - stefanfisk 8y ago
- aczerepinski 8y ago
  With the removal of the SE form the lineup, none of the phones that Apple currently sells fit in the average women's jeans pocket. https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/ https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/ That's straight up crazy. I can't believe the market decided "ability to easily place in pocket" is no longer an important feature of cell phones. Especially with Apple's multi-decade history of telling us that thinner and smaller are objectively better when it comes to computing devices.
  - zwily 8y ago
    I never see women with phones in their front pockets. It’s always in the back pocket, or purse. </anecdata>
    - jsjohnst 8y ago
      That’s because they can’t. Women’s front pockets are either non-functional or entirely too small to be useful.
      - aczerepinski 8y ago
        But most women’s jeans pockets could still comfortably fit the original iPhone. They got the ergonomics right initially with Jobs in charge.
        dehue 8y ago
        I am a woman and I don't think the ability to fit a phone in a jean pocket determines best phone dimensions. Most of my pants don't even have front pockets and even large phones fit perfectly well in my purse. I much prefer having a large phone screen to a small phone that can uncomfortably fit into only few items of clothing I regularly wear.
  - betaby 8y ago
    That's why I'm not switching to the newer IPhone from the older SE. If can't easily carry phone in the pocket I would better use IPad with LTE module since I carry a briefcase anyway.
erikpukinskis 8y ago
I just walked into an Apple Store last month and bought one. Glad I made it in under the wire.

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I’ve bought two SEs on Gazelle and three on Swappa. I’ve been happy with all of them. Typically “fair” or better quality will look nice.

endemic 8y ago
+1 for Swappa; always have had good experiences on that site.

mft_ 8y ago

I'd recommend to give the next size up a chance. I had a much-loved, carefully-charged and -protected iPhone 5 for about 3 years. I thought it was perfect and that it was all I needed. When I finally upgraded I was given a 6s, and it took about 3 days for me to realise it was just much better. I still have the 5 somewhere, and it makes my hands want to cramp just thinking about going back to typing on it! The screen real estate is also a huge improvement for just about everything.

zelos 8y ago
I downgraded from a 6 to an SE and have been really happy. I'd like a slightly better screen (better black levels and contrast), but apart from that it's great.
- zeckalpha 8y ago
  Yep, my 4S was better in the dark. Surprised by the regression.
- binomialxenon 8y ago
  Technically, isn't that an upgrade, or at the very least a sidegrade? The SE is newer and has better specs in most areas.
  - FabHK 8y ago
    SE has mostly 6s internals, IIRC.
    - binomialxenon 8y ago
      Yeah, so it's a step up from the 6 overall.
fredleblanc 8y ago
Alright, for a countering point of view, I bought a 6 the day it was released. Used it for a year. Battery issues aside, I found the form factor too thin, too rounded, and too slippery. I had to buy a case just to not to feel like I was going to drop it. I went back to the SE, and it reaffirmed to me that this design was peak iPhone. The squared edges let me stand the phone up on the side. There’s no silly camera bump. I’ve used this phone, the 5, and the 5s for over 3 combined years with no case needed. I’ve dropped these phones a couple times and it’s survived them all. I can use it one handed without the reach, then cancel what my palm hit, then reach, then cancel, then remember the “reachability” home double tap. It has a headphone jack. The volume up button isn’t opposite the power button. And you know what? It’s still plenty fast. All this for a cheaper price and more pocketable form factor. The SE is a great phone, easily my favorite of the iPhone lineage. It’s too bad it seems to be going the way of the dodo.
- ianai 8y ago
  I’m not convinced it’s going the way of the dodo. They can easily add it back later like they did initially. Their current phone line has no compelling upgrade path for me. I’m not allowed to take photos where I would be using the phone the most.
- mgkimsal 8y ago
  i got a used one off ebay (had a 16gig SE, and cracked the screen twice). got one last year for around $250 - 64g. I'll probably get another one - seen some for around $130 now - just to have it around. I don't intentionally throw it around, but at ~$200... I don't particularly care if it's banged up a bit, and at $130... even less so. An upgraded SE - just improved camera and memory - would sell. I think it would sell well enough to hurt sales of the higher priced models though, and probably won't happen. Do they just assume everyone gets bigger after a few years and suddenly want/need bigger devices? SE-size ticks a lot of boxes for a lot of folks size-wise.
  - fredleblanc 8y ago
    This is really all I want. I don't want a smaller form factor. I don't want a bigger form factor. I want this form factor, and since everything keeps getting smaller, that's more room for a battery or whatever.
foobarian 8y ago
How do you "carefully charge" a phone? And by how much would that extend the battery life? I am on my second "flagship" phone that is down to an hour of battery life after 2 years. This time I will attempt to replace the battery because these things cost way too much to replace every 2-3 years.
- virusduck 8y ago
  You can get it replaced for $29, which is cheaper than doing it yourself in most cases: https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/ If it is a 6S, you may be able to get it replaced for free: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/
- jenwooo 8y ago
  It's almost as if you have no idea what you're talking about and are just making stuff up. The top reply proves that.
- fusiongyro 8y ago
  Supposedly, lithium ion batteries like to be totally drained before being charged and then charged to max before being unplugged. I personally find this regime difficult to attain with phones because I'd rather not have the phone die while I'm far from a charger, so I often start charging when it is at 20% or so. And when I have to go to work, I unplug the phone, even if it isn't at 100% charge. I think most people do similarly, but the battery would really prefer you use it all the way up and charge to max. I think this is what the GP means by "carefully charging."
  - dsego 8y ago
    Isn't that regime for old NiMH batteries that had the "memory" effect? I thought for lion it's the opposite, never fully charge and never fully drain.
    - stefanfisk 8y ago
aczerepinski 8y ago
With the removal of the SE form the lineup, none of the phones that Apple currently sells fit in the average women's jeans pocket. https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/ https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/ That's straight up crazy. I can't believe the market decided "ability to easily place in pocket" is no longer an important feature of cell phones. Especially with Apple's multi-decade history of telling us that thinner and smaller are objectively better when it comes to computing devices.
- zwily 8y ago
  I never see women with phones in their front pockets. It’s always in the back pocket, or purse. </anecdata>
  - jsjohnst 8y ago
    That’s because they can’t. Women’s front pockets are either non-functional or entirely too small to be useful.
    - aczerepinski 8y ago
      But most women’s jeans pockets could still comfortably fit the original iPhone. They got the ergonomics right initially with Jobs in charge.
      - dehue 8y ago
        I am a woman and I don't think the ability to fit a phone in a jean pocket determines best phone dimensions. Most of my pants don't even have front pockets and even large phones fit perfectly well in my purse. I much prefer having a large phone screen to a small phone that can uncomfortably fit into only few items of clothing I regularly wear.
- betaby 8y ago
  That's why I'm not switching to the newer IPhone from the older SE. If can't easily carry phone in the pocket I would better use IPad with LTE module since I carry a briefcase anyway.

erikpukinskis 8y ago

I just walked into an Apple Store last month and bought one. Glad I made it in under the wire.