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> in its entry model, low cost (USD 429). The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land, and the disappointing battery life. I
by elxr 4y ago
> in its entry model, low cost (USD 429).
The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land, and the disappointing battery life. I think a big reason this phone is so well liked on here is the general woeful state of the budget, compact phone market.
With LG gone, Google Nexus gone, HTC gone, OnePlus's descent into mediocrity, and Motorola churning out huge phone after huge phone, options are slim. The new Zenfone 9 looks solid, but that's a flagship phone. I hope they release a smaller, more-budget focused version next.
- sgjohnson 4y ago> The iPhone SE isn't "low cost" considering the alternatives from android land It absolutely is. The cost is still relative to how much marginally better flagships cost, not to how much a significantly worse barely-smartphone costs.
- madeofpalk 4y agoThe statement is correct. The iPhone SE is Apple's entry model, low cost iPhone. Absolutely, in the whole market it would probably be a mid-range smartphone.
- elxr 4y agoI agree with most of what you said. But the way "low" cost (not "lower" cost, which is the wording I'd use) is used to describe a $430 phone with these specs is a little disingenuous to me. Maybe it's not that this thing is cheap, but that spending $800+ on phones for the average person is absolutely ridiculous. It bothers me that Apple has so much mindshare among the public that people only judge their phones/devices in comparison to Apple devices, while ignoring any non-Apple options.
- sgjohnson 4y ago> It bothers me that Apple has so much mindshare among the public that people only judge their phones/devices in comparison to Apple devices, while ignoring any non-Apple options. There’s actually a lot of hidden cost to switching platforms. For me there are 2: 1. I hate Google more than I hate Apple (irrelevant for most people) 2. I’m balls deep in Apple’s ecosystem. Never mind the hardware. All paid apps? Gone. All in-app purchases? Gone. Everything you’ve bought on iTunes store? Difficult to access.
- rpgbr 4y agoDefinitely low cost comparing to any other current iPhone. For me, Android isn't an option (too deep into Apple ecosystem).
- baq 4y agoIt's the cheapest phone that's actually worth buying and I say this as somebody who really wanted to like android and used it for at least five years, especially during the golden age of Nexus 5. The iPhone SE is exactly what a new Nexus 5 should be if anybody would be willing to build it, but nobody will.