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The iPhone SE is highly cost competitive with Android and has double or more support timeline, higher resale value (even for a trade in from Google store!), and

by nr2x 3y ago

The iPhone SE is highly cost competitive with Android and has double or more support timeline, higher resale value (even for a trade in from Google store!), and better build quality and processor.

monkeynotes 3y ago
So you bought an iPhone SE? Personally I think the Pixel 6a would be a better option, more battery, better camera, screen, worse processor though. I honestly think processor is much less of a concern than the screen and camera on a budget smartphone.
- Retric 3y ago
  I think the 6a really illiterates the problem. Spec wise it’s fine, but as a phone you run into issues where for example battery size isn’t as important as battery life. Initially it came out at near parity with iPhone SE prices where today it’s at a significant discount. Unfortunately, it’s also much closer to end of life, and that’s the basic problem with mid range Android last years phone is already long in the tooth. “Whether it's the smaller battery, the demands of the Tensor chip or some other factor, the Pixel 6a fell flat on our battery test, in which phones surf the web continuously until they run of power. The Pixel 6a lasted an average of 6 hours and 29 minutes, which is more than 3 hours behind the Pixel 5a's result on that same test. Even worse, the Pixel 6a trailed the iPhone SE (2022), and we consider the 9 hour, 5 minute time that Apple's phone produced to be below average for a smartphone.” https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6a https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6a That’s the trend, a new model Android phone has near iPhone prices for a device that’s comparable but will have a shorter lifespan/ worse resale price. Buy an older model and you save money today, but need to replace the phone even more frequently.
- nr2x 3y ago
  I have an SE, two 13 minis, and a Pixel 7. The SE is by far the best deal, no contest. I’ve also owned pixel 6, 5, and 4a.
TMWNN 3y ago
I am on my fifth iPhone. I easily sold/traded in the previous four after replacement. In two of the cases, I ended up making a profit! Further, in each case I did so after three to four years of use. The one exception is an iPhone 8 I a) bought used from Sprint/T-Mobile, and b) traded in after 18 months to the same carrier for an incredible deal toward a new iPhone 13; otherwise I would still be happily using it.[1] There is no way that any used Android phone, even the most expensive flagship model, would ever be worth anywhere as much. And that's not including their lack of software updates. Meanwhile, the iPhone 5S I sold in 2017 after four years of use believing that it would soon lose software updates a) did not lose active support until 2019, and b) still is getting security fixes (the most recent four months ago)! [1] More happily than the iPhone 13, really. I hate Hate HATE Face ID.

by nr2x 3y ago

The iPhone SE is highly cost competitive with Android and has double or more support timeline, higher resale value (even for a trade in from Google store!), and better build quality and processor.

monkeynotes 3y ago

So you bought an iPhone SE? Personally I think the Pixel 6a would be a better option, more battery, better camera, screen, worse processor though. I honestly think processor is much less of a concern than the screen and camera on a budget smartphone.

Retric 3y ago
I think the 6a really illiterates the problem. Spec wise it’s fine, but as a phone you run into issues where for example battery size isn’t as important as battery life. Initially it came out at near parity with iPhone SE prices where today it’s at a significant discount. Unfortunately, it’s also much closer to end of life, and that’s the basic problem with mid range Android last years phone is already long in the tooth. “Whether it's the smaller battery, the demands of the Tensor chip or some other factor, the Pixel 6a fell flat on our battery test, in which phones surf the web continuously until they run of power. The Pixel 6a lasted an average of 6 hours and 29 minutes, which is more than 3 hours behind the Pixel 5a's result on that same test. Even worse, the Pixel 6a trailed the iPhone SE (2022), and we consider the 9 hour, 5 minute time that Apple's phone produced to be below average for a smartphone.” https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6a https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6a That’s the trend, a new model Android phone has near iPhone prices for a device that’s comparable but will have a shorter lifespan/ worse resale price. Buy an older model and you save money today, but need to replace the phone even more frequently.
nr2x 3y ago
I have an SE, two 13 minis, and a Pixel 7. The SE is by far the best deal, no contest. I’ve also owned pixel 6, 5, and 4a.

TMWNN 3y ago

I am on my fifth iPhone. I easily sold/traded in the previous four after replacement. In two of the cases, I ended up making a profit! Further, in each case I did so after three to four years of use. The one exception is an iPhone 8 I a) bought used from Sprint/T-Mobile, and b) traded in after 18 months to the same carrier for an incredible deal toward a new iPhone 13; otherwise I would still be happily using it.[1] There is no way that any used Android phone, even the most expensive flagship model, would ever be worth anywhere as much. And that's not including their lack of software updates. Meanwhile, the iPhone 5S I sold in 2017 after four years of use believing that it would soon lose software updates a) did not lose active support until 2019, and b) still is getting security fixes (the most recent four months ago)! [1] More happily than the iPhone 13, really. I hate Hate HATE Face ID.