iPhone SE

[Rad]

I currently have an iPhone 6 Plus, but the screen size started irritating me a few months ago. I want to use my smartphone more like a phone again and less like a tablet. Is the iPhone SE worth picking up? Is the iPhone 6s (and 7 if it stays the same size) easy to use in one hand?

[appleonama]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

[Belfong]

You answered your own question. If size concerns you, SE is the way to go.

[rowdy]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

[iLLucionist]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

[Belfong]

I certainly think that 6+ is too big but I also think SE is too small. The iPhone 6 size is the sweetspot for me.

[rowdy]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

[iLLucionist]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

[jaffers]

Blackberry passport or go home

[rowdy]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

AFAIK the main thing it is missing from the larger phones is force touch.

[iLLucionist]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

AFAIK the main thing it is missing from the larger phones is force touch.

I don't really see the point of force touch anyway. For me it feels more like a gimmick than something useful.

[rowdy]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

AFAIK the main thing it is missing from the larger phones is force touch.

I don't really see the point of force touch anyway. For me it feels more like a gimmick than something useful.

I tap my touch screen like I type on my keyboards - bottom out all the time!

[raymogi]

6S is the perfect size. I bought both the 6 and 6 Plus back when they were first released and sold the Plus soon afterwards. While the prospect of having a bigger screen is nice, it totally kills the one hand usability.

Another thing to mention is how slippery these phones are without a case (I use mine naked). The Plus is just more prone to being dropped so I stayed away from it.

[iLLucionist]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

AFAIK the main thing it is missing from the larger phones is force touch.

I don't really see the point of force touch anyway. For me it feels more like a gimmick than something useful.

I tap my touch screen like I type on my keyboards - bottom out all the time!

Do you touch it so hard that your glass breaks?

[iLLucionist]

6S is the perfect size. I bought both the 6 and 6 Plus back when they were first released and sold the Plus soon afterwards. While the prospect of having a bigger screen is nice, it totally kills the one hand usability.

Another thing to mention is how slippery these phones are without a case (I use mine naked). The Plus is just more prone to being dropped so I stayed away from it.

Yeah I've never dropped my 5S so far, but I have the Apple leather case around it. I would imagine the 6s to be really slippery. It's so thin and rounded... not much to grab onto.

I think they should've made it more like a slab, like the 5S but thinner so there are still some sharp(er) edges to feel in the palm of your hand as some tactile feedback that you're holding it.

[raymogi]

I buy all kinds of cases but always end up either using a super thin ones (0.35mm) or just naked. I do wish they think about the battery of these newer devices though.

I rather have a thicker device with bigger battery. No point going for the thinnest phone but crappy battery life.

[nmur]

I buy all kinds of cases but always end up either using a super thin ones (0.35mm) or just naked. I do wish they think about the battery of these newer devices though.

I rather have a thicker device with bigger battery. No point going for the thinnest phone but crappy battery life.

some think that phones would be even thinner if it weren't for the 3.5mm audio jack

[raymogi]

I buy all kinds of cases but always end up either using a super thin ones (0.35mm) or just naked. I do wish they think about the battery of these newer devices though.

I rather have a thicker device with bigger battery. No point going for the thinnest phone but crappy battery life.

some think that phones would be even thinner if it weren't for the 3.5mm audio jack

Which iirc what they're trying to do with the next iPhone?

Whatever happens there's always those thick ass battery cases to satisfy my need for a meaty iPhone

[rowdy]

just wait till October for the new iphone 7

Unless the 7 is another phablet-like device.

As it looks now, I'll most certainly will be replacing my 5S with the SE. I hate the big size of the iPhone. I want a small phone, not a phablet.

The SE is the same size as the 5S, but has matt bevels and faster inside bits.

Exactly. So it is an upgraded 5S, which sounds great. I really do not like the direction Apple took the iPhone with the 6/6S.

AFAIK the main thing it is missing from the larger phones is force touch.

I don't really see the point of force touch anyway. For me it feels more like a gimmick than something useful.

I tap my touch screen like I type on my keyboards - bottom out all the time!

Do you touch it so hard that your glass breaks?

No, but then I've never broken a keyboard by typing on it either.

[tp4tissue]

I'm really considering this..

But, what's holding me back is how much I h8 phones in the first place..

it's just so... Not Ergodox..

Currently still using an ipho5

[iLLucionist]

Do you touch it so hard that your glass breaks?

No, but then I've never broken a keyboard by typing on it either.

I have. I was once so pissed on my Apple wireless aluminum keyboard, I smashed it so hard that the enter key popped right off and the keyboard was bent.

I also once hit the enter key way to hard on a logitech and that key was dead.

[rowdy]

Do you touch it so hard that your glass breaks?

No, but then I've never broken a keyboard by typing on it either.

I have. I was once so pissed on my Apple wireless aluminum keyboard, I smashed it so hard that the enter key popped right off and the keyboard was bent.

I also once hit the enter key way to hard on a logitech and that key was dead.

I have punched a Dell keyboard in frustration, which snapped one of the legs off and cracked the case.

[vivalarevolución]

I'm thinking about this phone.  After a couple years of Android, I might go back to iOS because it has less bloat.

[Belfong]

I'm thinking about this phone.  After a couple years of Android, I might go back to iOS because it has less bloat.

Do it!
It's cheap too.

[Rad]

I'm thinking about this phone.  After a couple years of Android, I might go back to iOS because it has less bloat.

iPhone has "night shift" now aka f.lux. It's a godsend for nighttime. The biggest problem I see with the iPhone SE is that it only goes up to 64GB. Kinda sucks for pictures/videos.

[Belfong]

I'm thinking about this phone.  After a couple years of Android, I might go back to iOS because it has less bloat.

iPhone has "night shift" now aka f.lux. It's a godsend for nighttime. The biggest problem I see with the iPhone SE is that it only goes up to 64GB. Kinda sucks for pictures/videos.

I think 64GB is more than enough for everyone, unless you load HD movies into the phone. I have two young kids so I take a lot of videos and photos using the 6+ 64GB and I have not run out of space after using the phone for a year.

[appleonama]

I can only use an iphone  I did the test drive on the s6 but andriods have the strangest touch screens i can never get use to them.

[Belfong]

I can only use an iphone  I did the test drive on the s6 but andriods have the strangest touch screens i can never get use to them.

I'm too invested in the apps to made any switch. Doesn't make sense, economically 

[TimeKeeper27]

Maybe you just need a change like me but then when you actually pull the trigger you light regret it.


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[daerid]

I'm interested to see whether there's going to be a new 4" model in September when the iPhone 7 drops, because after a year and a half on the 6+/6S+, I'm absolutely sick of the huge screen and awkward touch interaction that results.

[iLLucionist]

I'm interested to see whether there's going to be a new 4" model in September when the iPhone 7 drops, because after a year and a half on the 6+/6S+, I'm absolutely sick of the huge screen and awkward touch interaction that results.

I COULD get adjusted to the 6 but I DON'T WANT TO. Too big.

[GenKaan]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

[iLLucionist]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

Do you like the 6?

[rowdy]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

Just wait until the iPhone SE starts really selling and everyone else will come out with sub-5" models.

[iLLucionist]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

Just wait until the iPhone SE starts really selling and everyone else will come out with sub-5" models.

I anticipate the SE will take a bite out of 6/6s sales coz (a) it's good enough (b) it's a more enjoyable form factor

[GenKaan]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

Do you like the 6?

Well the battery life and screen are good so yeah kinda, IOS is the most boring POS Ive ever seen. But it makes me less interested in my phone so I guess thats a plus as well

[iLLucionist]

My last employer gave me a Iphone 6, my first crApple device in ages. Think 4.0 to 4.7 inch is the perfect size and it seems like crApple is the only company making phones under 5 inches :/

Do you like the 6?

Well the battery life and screen are good so yeah kinda, IOS is the most boring POS Ive ever seen. But it makes me less interested in my phone so I guess thats a plus as well

What's so boring about it?

I am not particularly fan of iOS but I HATE Android to the gut. I was checking out phones a year ago and already had an iPad for years. So I thought "maybe android" but then I saw the high-end phones also around the same price of an iPhone. So I picked up an iPhone and I immediately thought "this is just an iPad... but smaller. I already know how it works." And bought it.

[Rad]

Apple's ecosystem keeps me hanging on. I have a Mac and and iPad, and I love how they all sync up. I think I'm going to wait for the 7. I've heard of iPhone SE display issues.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

While i can totally understand the 6 Plus being too big for several people...i often wonder how anyone could consider the baseline 6S too big?  I really wonder how small some peoples hands truly are....i mean the old iPhone screen size felt like typing on a gameboy screen size wise..it's a major reason i moved over to Android for awhile because the usable size of the screen was so constrained it's insane. 

It's all subjective of course i get that...but man i can't imagine going back to a phone that small personally.

[iLLucionist]

While i can totally understand the 6 Plus being too big for several people...i often wonder how anyone could consider the baseline 6S too big?  I really wonder how small some peoples hands truly are....i mean the old iPhone screen size felt like typing on a gameboy screen size wise..it's a major reason i moved over to Android for awhile because the usable size of the screen was so constrained it's insane. 

It's all subjective of course i get that...but man i can't imagine going back to a phone that small personally.

My hands are relatively big, but my thumb is just to small to comfortable reach several areas of the screen.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

While i can totally understand the 6 Plus being too big for several people...i often wonder how anyone could consider the baseline 6S too big?  I really wonder how small some peoples hands truly are....i mean the old iPhone screen size felt like typing on a gameboy screen size wise..it's a major reason i moved over to Android for awhile because the usable size of the screen was so constrained it's insane. 

It's all subjective of course i get that...but man i can't imagine going back to a phone that small personally.

My hands are relatively big, but my thumb is just to small to comfortable reach several areas of the screen.

On the plus i would get that...but in the normal 6S i fail to see it as a problem for anyone with normal to large size hands.  The smaller SE is so small it's difficult to type with any proficiency on it without using like...pinkie fingers.  YMMV of course but i'd sooner go back to android than use a phone with such a tiny screen.

[iLLucionist]

While i can totally understand the 6 Plus being too big for several people...i often wonder how anyone could consider the baseline 6S too big?  I really wonder how small some peoples hands truly are....i mean the old iPhone screen size felt like typing on a gameboy screen size wise..it's a major reason i moved over to Android for awhile because the usable size of the screen was so constrained it's insane. 

It's all subjective of course i get that...but man i can't imagine going back to a phone that small personally.

My hands are relatively big, but my thumb is just to small to comfortable reach several areas of the screen.

On the plus i would get that...but in the normal 6S i fail to see it as a problem for anyone with normal to large size hands.  The smaller SE is so small it's difficult to type with any proficiency on it without using like...pinkie fingers.  YMMV of course but i'd sooner go back to android than use a phone with such a tiny screen.

I can see that. Typing is a bit of a hassle on the 5S / SE.

Went to the store today... that pink / rose looks quite nice actually on the SE.

[tp4tissue]

I can see that. Typing is a bit of a hassle on the 5S / SE.

Went to the store today... that pink / rose looks quite nice actually on the SE.

[iLLucionist]

I can see that. Typing is a bit of a hassle on the 5S / SE.

Went to the store today... that pink / rose looks quite nice actually on the SE.

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Funny... coming from a g[u|a]y wearing pink himself!

Rose is fa-bu-lous!

[rowdy]

I can see that. Typing is a bit of a hassle on the 5S / SE.

Went to the store today... that pink / rose looks quite nice actually on the SE.

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Funny... coming from a g[u|a]y wearing pink himself!

Rose is fa-bu-lous!

Says the guy with the pink star :p

[iLLucionist]

I can see that. Typing is a bit of a hassle on the 5S / SE.

Went to the store today... that pink / rose looks quite nice actually on the SE.

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Funny... coming from a g[u|a]y wearing pink himself!

Rose is fa-bu-lous!

Says the guy with the pink star :p

Hahaha at least it's not gold otherwise the term "gold digger" would've meant something completely different :/