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iPhone SE — New 4" iPhone from Apple
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@wdmccabe they haven't killed it. the phone lens is flat on the iphone 5s as well. this is just a clone of the 5s shell
@producthunt @apple not comments(well technically it's a comment but you get the point!
This phone is not for people who want the best technology. It is targeting those who greatly prefer the 4" size and/or the price-sensitive emerging markets like China and (especially) India.
@mikaellowgren Great question... I think the main points are updated design, faster processor (A9 instead of A7), better camera (4k video), better battery life, Apple Pay. Here's an article that details it all. http://heavy.com/tech/2016/03/ip...
@mikaellowgren Most, if not all, of the internals are different. Better processor (same as 6s), motion co-processor, 4K camera, Touch ID, are some of the major differences.
@mikaellowgren There is section called compare iPhones on the apple website, that can give detailed answer in addition to what few people already posted here.
I had been upgrading iPhones every single year since the original one. 6 was the first one to disappoint me. And 6s is the first one that I skipped. Because of the size I still can't get used to iPhone 6 after 14 months of having it. I can't have it in my pocket while sitting or walking upstairs, I can't use it with one hand while walking. Bugs me every time I get reminded of this.
I wish SE would not be a twin brother of 3 year old model, but I can live with that as long as it's 4" with decent guts.
@boldium I have 6 and I've tried the 3d touch today for the first time. I don't get it. Maybe it gets time getting used to it, but the point is I don't feel like I need it and hence I wouldn't miss it.
I was so excited about this because it was the perfect size for snapchatting in one hand.. then i learned the force touch isn't there, the fingerprint reader is the first-gen (slow) one, and it doesn't come in 128 gb.
@mrsharma Agreed! I get the need to keep costs down, but was hoping to see apple committed to continuing to push force touch as a new type of user interaction.
@saulsutcher they could have easily added force touch and also the new fingerprint reader!
@mrsharma wonder if this is an economical choice or just a constraint imposed by the size of the screen/type of screen which is not ready for this. But still looks bad to launch a new device with a feature not update to date with the other line of newest products
@mrsharma They're probably doing this to indicate that it's not a flagship phone. iPhone 6s is the main device and they want it to stay superior. Also, they understand that 3D touch and fingerprint are not gonna be key purchase decision makers (screen size itself will make people excited), so they can leave it for the next gen.
@mrsharma Get a PopSocket if you wanna snapchat with one hand. I have used it on iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, and I truly feel it's the best thing I've ever bought for my phone! And no, I don't work for this company http://www.popsockets.com
With the body of an iPhone 5s and the inside of an iPhone 6s, do we really need it? There no real advancements in the tech. If anything it's behind some of their products, with a first gen fingerprint reader, no force touch and worst of all no 128 gb. This phone is not worth it imo.
"With the body of a Submariner, and inside the best movement handcrafted by Rolex, can we pass on getting one?" Jony Ives & Apple's 5s model case is still their most iconic design, as for Charles & Ray Eames was the "Lounge Chair". @yourstrulyconor
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With Apple you don't get a first generation fingerprint reader even after the first productions batches of the original fingerprint reader get out, as parts revisions kick-in into the production line to solve minor and mayor issues (buyers don't generally realize that during a model lifecycle many of the original components are refined) and from a purely logistics standpoint is cheaper and more efficient for Apple to keep at maximize commonality of parts in any product line, so you will most probably be getting the latest and the delay will be induced either by the coating material, the lack of a coprocessor or software (actually, many 6s users complaint that they can't see their blocked screen notifications because when they try to wake up the phone using the home button, they are immediately authenticated and shown their home screen).
Touch force is still a "novelty" that still lacks the human interface guidelines that have made Apple products easy to use, rendering a mostly incoherent and not quite useful feature to have yet. I hope Apple get its act together and in a year or two and will come out with guidelines for developers for iOS and OS X. But think two years before they figure it out and force touch is widespread enough within its product lines.
Keep wishing for memory beyond the 64Gb in a 4" iPhone in the age where the motto is "Store Globally, Play Locally" is like mourning the lack of 3½" floppy disk drives in the age of flash drives.
I haven't found yet anyone that needs to use their local memory for other than for the apps they frequently use, as an automatic cache for documents and media stored in private or public clouds, and an immediate cache for media that is streamed on demand. If you are using your iOS device in another way, unless you stubbornly keep thinking you bought a professional 4K video rig (which you didn't), My advice would be to rethink the way you are using your iOS devices, your broadband cell plan, your broadband landline and probably how you are using any other computer nowadays.
Great news, this is what I was waiting for. 4 inch is ideal for phone, I own iPhone6 but still have my old iPhone4 on my desk, had it for several years and now... the old guy is back just tuned up.
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