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The price point is nice, but my wife, who is holding on to her SE for dear life, will be disappointed in the increase in size. I still think if Apple had made a

by qzw 7y ago

The price point is nice, but my wife, who is holding on to her SE for dear life, will be disappointed in the increase in size. I still think if Apple had made an SE 2 with a 4.7" all-screen phone, which would be closer to the dimensions of the original SE, they would've made a lot of people very happy.

a012 7y ago
I like the idea of a all-screen 4.7" phone, or even 5" is maller than 99% of smart phones in the market (this is my vague estimation). It's because I can use the phone with 1 hand.
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hbcondo714 7y ago
Ditto, the 4-inch form factor with the original SE was perfect for one-hand use. If they removed Touch ID and made the SE full screen, I would switch from Android to Apple in a heartbeat.
- dep_b 7y ago
  I've done some calculations and if it's true that the next iPhone X styled phone in September will be slightly smaller the rumored dimensions will be almost the same as the SE while being edge-to-edge. I'm holding on to my SE too waiting for this phone to drop.
- reacharavindh 7y ago
  Same here. The iPhone X design in iPhone SE size would be a dream device. One handed usability and fairly recent hardware would be just a lovely device I’d pay a fortune for and stay with for quite a few years!!
pentae 7y ago
It's a shame they aren't making that size anymore, it was such a nice elegant size. But I'm sure they looked at the data and know that they'll sell even more of these with the 4.7" because for most people on a budget it's their primary computing device.
ido 7y ago
As a former SE user (used it for a couple years till the it was too bent/damaged to repair) my problem was that increasingly newer apps are made for larger phones & if you don't have a 20 year old's eyesight the screen is too small for comfort sometimes.
- nemetroid 7y ago
  "Accept our cookies" popups taller than the screen (and with scrolling disabled), such that you can't press OK, are getting increasingly more common.
  - throwanem 7y ago
    I always appreciate them telling me not to waste my time with them, that way.
  - auiya 7y ago
    This is the reason for Safari's reader mode.
- larzang 7y ago
  Yeah I always thought the screen-size on my 5 was perfect, but a week after buying an XR I fully came around to living with a large phone. It really was just a massively better experience. I would have bought an updated SE if they had been available at the time, but I don't regret the XR purchase.
- kick 7y ago
  You can turn the font size up across the board on iOS. It probably won't help you now, but I figure it's worth stating for anyone else who may have one in this thread.
vbezhenar 7y ago
I'd prefer 3.5" like iPhone 4S. It was perfect size. Nowadays it's almost impossible to find even Android phone of this size with good hardware and quality.
- captn3m0 7y ago
  I went down this road, trying to look for an alternative to my SE with one hard goal: Support Guarantee (The SE was released in 2016 and is still supported). I looked at _all of the Android One_ devices, which have guaranteed EoL timelines, and the smallest device was still 5+". The smallest was Sharp S3 at 5", but only available in Japan (and released in 2018). The smallest 2019 Android One global release was the Nokia 2.2 at 5.71". There has only been one release in 2020 (Nokia 8.3 - 6.81"). Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One#Products_by_year_of_announcement_or_release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One#Products_by_year_o...
  - danlugo92 7y ago
    what about the pixel 3/4/upcoming 4a?
    - captn3m0 7y ago
      Not in the same price-range as SE. If I switch back to Android, I'd like to avoid the stupid premium pricing and get something cheaper, hence Android Once exclusively.
  - dade_ 7y ago
    Xperia 5 is tall but narrow. It is an unusual, but great looking phone. Specs are good, but software does fall short.
- coldpie 7y ago
  It's not "almost impossible," it is impossible. The only decent Android phones on the market are 5.5+".
nemetroid 7y ago
I use a SE privately and have an iPhone 7 for work. This seems like a "least bad" option if my SE were to break, but not much more.

by qzw 7y ago

a012 7y ago

I like the idea of a all-screen 4.7" phone, or even 5" is maller than 99% of smart phones in the market (this is my vague estimation). It's because I can use the phone with 1 hand.

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hbcondo714 7y ago

Ditto, the 4-inch form factor with the original SE was perfect for one-hand use. If they removed Touch ID and made the SE full screen, I would switch from Android to Apple in a heartbeat.

dep_b 7y ago
I've done some calculations and if it's true that the next iPhone X styled phone in September will be slightly smaller the rumored dimensions will be almost the same as the SE while being edge-to-edge. I'm holding on to my SE too waiting for this phone to drop.
reacharavindh 7y ago
Same here. The iPhone X design in iPhone SE size would be a dream device. One handed usability and fairly recent hardware would be just a lovely device I’d pay a fortune for and stay with for quite a few years!!

pentae 7y ago

It's a shame they aren't making that size anymore, it was such a nice elegant size. But I'm sure they looked at the data and know that they'll sell even more of these with the 4.7" because for most people on a budget it's their primary computing device.

ido 7y ago

As a former SE user (used it for a couple years till the it was too bent/damaged to repair) my problem was that increasingly newer apps are made for larger phones & if you don't have a 20 year old's eyesight the screen is too small for comfort sometimes.

nemetroid 7y ago
"Accept our cookies" popups taller than the screen (and with scrolling disabled), such that you can't press OK, are getting increasingly more common.
- throwanem 7y ago
  I always appreciate them telling me not to waste my time with them, that way.
- auiya 7y ago
  This is the reason for Safari's reader mode.
larzang 7y ago
Yeah I always thought the screen-size on my 5 was perfect, but a week after buying an XR I fully came around to living with a large phone. It really was just a massively better experience. I would have bought an updated SE if they had been available at the time, but I don't regret the XR purchase.
kick 7y ago
You can turn the font size up across the board on iOS. It probably won't help you now, but I figure it's worth stating for anyone else who may have one in this thread.

vbezhenar 7y ago

I'd prefer 3.5" like iPhone 4S. It was perfect size. Nowadays it's almost impossible to find even Android phone of this size with good hardware and quality.

captn3m0 7y ago
I went down this road, trying to look for an alternative to my SE with one hard goal: Support Guarantee (The SE was released in 2016 and is still supported). I looked at _all of the Android One_ devices, which have guaranteed EoL timelines, and the smallest device was still 5+". The smallest was Sharp S3 at 5", but only available in Japan (and released in 2018). The smallest 2019 Android One global release was the Nokia 2.2 at 5.71". There has only been one release in 2020 (Nokia 8.3 - 6.81"). Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One#Products_by_year_of_announcement_or_release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One#Products_by_year_o...
- danlugo92 7y ago
  what about the pixel 3/4/upcoming 4a?
  - captn3m0 7y ago
    Not in the same price-range as SE. If I switch back to Android, I'd like to avoid the stupid premium pricing and get something cheaper, hence Android Once exclusively.
- dade_ 7y ago
  Xperia 5 is tall but narrow. It is an unusual, but great looking phone. Specs are good, but software does fall short.
coldpie 7y ago
It's not "almost impossible," it is impossible. The only decent Android phones on the market are 5.5+".

nemetroid 7y ago

I use a SE privately and have an iPhone 7 for work. This seems like a "least bad" option if my SE were to break, but not much more.