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I wanted to love the XR, but it was too big. I’d prefer a 4.5” phone, but ended up with an iPhone X as a kind of cheaper, smaller, currentish iOS device.

by jld 8y ago

JustSomeNobody 8y ago
I ended up getting an 8. I love the size and after trading in a 6s was on $399. I don't game, and as fast as this thing is, it should last quite a while.
TylerE 8y ago
I really like my XS. After getting used to the big screen on my 7+ and 8+ i find the XS a really nice tradeoff of having almost as much useful screen area while not having the formfactor of a Hershey bar.
setquk 8y ago
It is large. Definitely a two handed phone even with my massive hands.
maxxxxx 8y ago
I would like to see an SE that’s thicker to accommodate a bigger battery.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  A phone as large as iPhone XR with iPhone SE's thickness would be pretty hefty…
  - maxxxxx 8y ago
    No, no. The size of the SE but just a little thicker so the battery lasts longer. That's the only advantage big phones have in my view.
    - saagarjha 8y ago
      That's starting to get pretty thick…maybe it might be better if Apple made a battery case for iPhone SE?
      - maxxxxx 8y ago
        I think 1mm would add quite a bit of capacity
      - opencl 8y ago
        The SE is already thinner than the XR by 0.7mm, and 0.1mm thinner than the XS/XS Max.
        saagarjha 8y ago
        Sure, but since it's smaller it would be far more "chunky".
  - kylec 8y ago
    The iPhone XR is thicker (8.3mm) than the iPhone SE (7.6mm)
- systemtest 8y ago
  That would be great. I'm a heavy user, about two to three hours of screen-on time per day and six to eight hours of Spotify on the background. I have bad cellphone reception so it is constantly searching for signal and trying to reconnect the VPN. I have to recharge at around 17:00 on a normal day. Device is a couple months old and at 96% battery capacity.
Rafuino 8y ago
Where'd you get your iPhone X? I find the XR way too big as well, and the XS is insanely overpriced.
- gumby 8y ago
  Refurbs are allegedly available for ~$800
- Shivetya 8y ago
  fyi, apple recently had some show up on their refurbished site
  - Rafuino 8y ago
    Huh, I never seen them show up there. Will keep checking.
untog 8y ago
After the XR and XS were announced I bought a used SE, and I don't regret my choice. I really hope we see an XR Mini or something like that in the future, but I don't hold out much hope.
z6 8y ago
I'm still using the SE because I don't want a big phone. Kudos to Apple for making a quality technical device that's around 4 years old now but still quite capable. However, shame on them for not making a flagship 'mini' phone.

I wanted to love the XR, but it was too big. I’d prefer a 4.5” phone, but ended up with an iPhone X as a kind of cheaper, smaller, currentish iOS device.

by jld 8y ago

I wanted to love the XR, but it was too big. I’d prefer a 4.5” phone, but ended up with an iPhone X as a kind of cheaper, smaller, currentish iOS device.

JustSomeNobody 8y ago

I ended up getting an 8. I love the size and after trading in a 6s was on $399. I don't game, and as fast as this thing is, it should last quite a while.

TylerE 8y ago

I really like my XS. After getting used to the big screen on my 7+ and 8+ i find the XS a really nice tradeoff of having almost as much useful screen area while not having the formfactor of a Hershey bar.

setquk 8y ago

It is large. Definitely a two handed phone even with my massive hands.

maxxxxx 8y ago

I would like to see an SE that’s thicker to accommodate a bigger battery.

saagarjha 8y ago
A phone as large as iPhone XR with iPhone SE's thickness would be pretty hefty…
- maxxxxx 8y ago
  No, no. The size of the SE but just a little thicker so the battery lasts longer. That's the only advantage big phones have in my view.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    That's starting to get pretty thick…maybe it might be better if Apple made a battery case for iPhone SE?
    - maxxxxx 8y ago
      I think 1mm would add quite a bit of capacity
    - opencl 8y ago
      The SE is already thinner than the XR by 0.7mm, and 0.1mm thinner than the XS/XS Max.
      - saagarjha 8y ago
        Sure, but since it's smaller it would be far more "chunky".
- kylec 8y ago
  The iPhone XR is thicker (8.3mm) than the iPhone SE (7.6mm)
systemtest 8y ago
That would be great. I'm a heavy user, about two to three hours of screen-on time per day and six to eight hours of Spotify on the background. I have bad cellphone reception so it is constantly searching for signal and trying to reconnect the VPN. I have to recharge at around 17:00 on a normal day. Device is a couple months old and at 96% battery capacity.

Rafuino 8y ago

Where'd you get your iPhone X? I find the XR way too big as well, and the XS is insanely overpriced.

gumby 8y ago
Refurbs are allegedly available for ~$800
Shivetya 8y ago
fyi, apple recently had some show up on their refurbished site
- Rafuino 8y ago
  Huh, I never seen them show up there. Will keep checking.

untog 8y ago

After the XR and XS were announced I bought a used SE, and I don't regret my choice. I really hope we see an XR Mini or something like that in the future, but I don't hold out much hope.

z6 8y ago

I'm still using the SE because I don't want a big phone. Kudos to Apple for making a quality technical device that's around 4 years old now but still quite capable. However, shame on them for not making a flagship 'mini' phone.