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Well, looks like it's the end of the line for my 1st gen SE. It's been a good run. I'll miss you, little guy. Looks like my other options for a small phone are
by yabones 4y ago
Well, looks like it's the end of the line for my 1st gen SE. It's been a good run. I'll miss you, little guy.
Looks like my other options for a small phone are 12/13 mini or possibly the 2nd/3rd gen SE. But not nearly as compact as the 4" SE.
- empressplay 4y agoI just ordered a 'refurbished' iPhone 8 plus off of Amazon to replace my SE -- it's slightly bigger than the second generation SE but it has a second telephoto camera so... if I'm going to be forced to have a larger phone then that's sufficient compensation. Also it still has a fingerprint sensor!
- Jtsummers 4y agoThe 13 mini is only slightly larger than the SE (2016). Dimensions: Model Height Width Depth SE 4.87" 2.31" 0.3" Mini 5.18" 2.53" 0.301" (strangely precise) Diff +0.31" +0.22" +0.001" The screen goes from 4" to 5.4", which (for me) was worth the slight increase in size. I'm not going to say it's as compact as the SE (2016), but it's not a huge difference (nowhere near the difference of the regular sized 13 and 14 models). The mini is also smaller than the later SE models (except for depth, they are slightly slimmer).
- GloriousKoji 4y agoAs a lover of the original SE and a a Mini 13 owner the HUGE increase in thickness is what really bothers me with the size change. Their official thickness spec only measures the main body of the phone which is virtually a zero change in size but the camera bump makes it's thickest point about 50% thicker.
- Jtsummers 4y agoI did forget about the camera bump, but I don't believe the numbers work out that it's adding .15" to the thickness of the phone on its own. I had a recent chance to compare the SE (2016) to my 13 Mini (my mother still has the original SE but is likely to upgrade soon, I was recommending the mini since, other than the home button, it mostly met her needs and would provide a better display for her aging eyes) and it's definitely not 50% thicker at any point. That would have been quite noticeable.
- layer8 4y agoIt’s also markedly heavier. Despite the nominal size increase being small, the feel is totally different.
- C4K3 4y agoPersonally I think the screen being made bigger is a downside, makes it harder to use one-handed. Still, it's too bad there isn't a 14 mini.
- jbverschoor 4y agoThe mini got canned in the COVID years, where people didn’t feel like buying anything anyway. I love my mini
- sockaddr 4y ago2nd gen SE owner here: It was a great little phone, but the batteries are terrible and terribly inadequate. You were warned.
- vbezhenar 4y agoYou can use iOS 15. Apple is known to supply security updates to old iOS versions for a few years.
- throwanem 4y agoI switched to a 12 mini last year, after my last 1st gen SE took a drop that damaged it beyond practical repair. They aren't that different in size, and it didn't take me as long to acclimate as I'd expected, especially when I found I do quite like having a larger display and smaller bezels - especially since few if any apps or websites are still tested on 4.7"-class displays like the 1st gen SE's. There's definitely an inflection point - I also have a Galaxy 10+ for work and still find it uncomfortably large. The 12 mini seems to fall right in a sweet spot for me.
- Eric_WVGG 4y agoI just bought a 13 Mini about an hour ago (waiting for the $100 price drop)… don't get the 12 Mini, you're really gonna want that extra battery life
- o_m 4y agoIt looks like I'm going to keep my iPhone 13 mini for the next 7 years, or until it won't receive any updates anymore.