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iPhone se 2
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:49 pm
by integrale_evo
Might finally be time to upgrade my 6s
Same external size ( near enough )
Oled screen
Current iPhone 11 A13 chip
More ram
Bigger battery
7mp camera
4K video
Still has fingerprint reader
Sensible price, £569 for the biggest 256gb version plus 0% finance for 24 months if you want it ( on everything at Apple at the moment as far as I can see )
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:20 am
by Jobbo
The screen isn’t OLED, is it? It’s not on the 11 and wasn’t ok the 8, which the SE basically is with new innards.
It does have a 12Mpixel camera though; the front-facing one is 7Mpixel.
Looking at the US pricing it would be worth buying over there if you can. $399 starting price is about £100 off the UK price
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:02 am
by Ascender
No, only the Pros have OLED screens, but the current LCD iPhone screens are pretty darn good - there was a blind test when the XR came out and the majority of nerds couldn’t tell the difference between it and then OLED one.
The new phone is a bargain by all accounts and will be supported for years.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:21 am
by Mito Man
It just shows how overpriced the current models are, just a shame they won’t release it in plus size as Apple know that almost no one will then buy their Pro phones.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:27 am
by Ascender
Mito Man wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:21 am
It just shows how overpriced the current models are, just a shame they won’t release it in plus size as Apple know that almost no one will then buy their Pro phones.
There’s a rumour there will be a plus-sized SE2 coming, maybe announced next week.
I don’t think they’ll have any trouble shifting enough of the latest iPhones, if only because of the better cameras.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:49 am
by scotta
integrale_evo wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:49 pm
Might finally be time to upgrade my 6s
Same external size ( near enough )
Oled screen
Current iPhone 11 A13 chip
More ram
Bigger battery
7mp camera
4K video
Still has fingerprint reader
Sensible price, £569 for the biggest 256gb version plus 0% finance for 24 months if you want it ( on everything at Apple at the moment as far as I can see )
I took their 0% offer on my XR. I think it was 18 months the offer i got so it should be paid off at some point this year. I dont expect ill change it yet though as the XR is a brilliant phone.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:58 am
by integrale_evo
Yeah, I was wrong, I had just googled a comparison with my old 6s. same screen as the iPhone 8 I think.
Still tempted although really my 6s is still fine
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:23 pm
by Jobbo
I’d have an SE except that the XS screen has spoiled me. I’d prefer to go back to Touch ID instead of Face; there’s far more pressing the side button (to use Apple Pay, to install apps) than when it had the button.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:26 pm
by Orange Cola
Jobbo wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:23 pm
I’d have an SE except that the XS screen has spoiled me. I’d prefer to go back to Touch ID instead of Face; there’s far more pressing the side button (to use Apple Pay, to install apps) than when it had the button.
Yeah, Face ID for authorisation was a step back. My new MacBook Pro has the finger print scanner and it’s just so much more slick.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:09 pm
by integrale_evo
I'm pretty sure there's a phone with a fingerprint reader hidden in the display. Shame apple haven't managed to copy / refine that yet. Just for the looks really as my eyes still work fine and the 6/7/8 screen is plenty big enough.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:31 am
by Jobbo
When watching a video on the XS it leaves black bars either side which make it pretty much exactly the same size as a 6/7/8 video. And no silly notch.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:10 am
by JonMad
My phone is an old iPhone SE
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:08 am
by integrale_evo
They bought out the old se not long after I got my 6s and I was annoyed as I would have preferred it
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:22 am
by McSwede
JonMad wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:10 am
My phone is an old iPhone SE
I have an SE for work and it's an awful thing. Like a child's toy.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:29 am
by Carlos
Why do you need 256gb of storage ?
I haven't got that much on my laptop.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:35 am
by integrale_evo
About a billion photos, a few videos, lots of apps and music at a decent bitrate.
My laptop doesn't have as much either, my main desktop pc has considerably more...
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:47 am
by Mito Man
Had to get 512 as I was already over 256 then my Mac mini had a meltdown and I can no longer sync my music onto my phone any more so I’ve been using Spotify exclusively for the last 18 months.
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:04 pm
by JonMad
McSwede wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:22 am
JonMad wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:10 am
My phone is an old iPhone SE
I have an SE for work and it's an awful thing. Like a child's toy.
Work phone here too. I don't have a personal one - I don't get enough work calls for it to be annoying.
Have the August date bookmarked in my calendar when I become eligible for an upgrade. Which I think it to an iPhone 8, according to current policy. Go me!
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:50 pm
by Jobbo
Carlos wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:29 am
Why do you need 256gb of storage ?
I haven't got that much on my laptop.
Podcasts, photos, apps are getting bigger - I found 128GB was touch and go as to whether I could download stuff. Yes, I don't delete things, but why bother if I don't have to?
Re: iPhone se 2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:25 pm
by Orange Cola
Jobbo wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:50 pm
Carlos wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:29 am
Why do you need 256gb of storage ?
I haven't got that much on my laptop.
Podcasts, photos, apps are getting bigger - I found 128GB was touch and go as to whether I could download stuff. Yes, I don't delete things, but why bother if I don't have to?
Exactly. I often refer back to images from ten years ago, plus I want my music library on the same device as my phone.