Apple iPhone SE first generation

i still use a first gen SE. got updates up to ios15. given that it's almost 10 years old the battery lasted more than my pixel 6a. I hate iOS but in terms of hardware quality and software updates its unmatched.

+1 for the 13 mini if form factor is your primary concern (and given the sizes of even the 'small' mobile phone offerings of recent years I completely understand why that would be). I upgraded an eight year old SE (first generation) to an SE3 thinking it would be the obvious choice, then promptly replaced it with the 13 mini within a week (fortunately still available at the time). The difference is small on paper but noticable in your hands, and I honestly feel like the 13 mini is the spiritual successor to the SE series while the SE3 is a weird relative that you don't really want to have to interact with. For some reason the slightly more boxy and grip friendly design of the SE1 and SE2 was changed in the SE3 to have the curves that were introduced in (I think?) the iPhone 6, despite the SE series having a slightly more square design up to that point. But the SE3 also inherited the lower raw technical specs that were expected from the SE series. So somehow the 13 mini wins in terms of both form factor _and_ tech capabilities/new Apple features (such as Face ID over Touch ID).

The iPhone SE first generation, perfected that design. I really miss it :(

I keep an eye on sites selling refurbished iPhone SE, the first one! : ) Shipping with new battery for extra (...unsure if I'd trust that battery though). That one I can still use for phonecalls and occasional practical things I need when away from desk and computer. And the irony about decent hardware is that all have decent hardware from the past 10-15 years, only the software that is crap on garbage and can't use hardware that could have been excellent mainframes some decades ago in some secret nuclear research laboratory. Need a powerstation now to present and scroll bitmaps and some text.

I use a first gen iPhone SE. It’s fine — I don’t understand why anyone needs a $1,000 phone.

This was the exact reason. I never even considered iPhone. I thought it’s ridiculous to pay that crazy price. Then one day I saw the first SE and it was at a decent price on deal. Fell in love with tue size. But now that size of phone is nowhere to be found essentially. I finally bought 14 few months ago and next time I have to change I’ll move back to some cheap Android phone. Screw tracking. If at this crazy price I have to buy a locked down brick I’d rather replace that with something much cheaper.

First generation iPhone SE here. It makes calls and does a bunch of other stuff too! Nice and small, headphone jack. Recently had the battery replaced for $49.

I mean the best phone for myself. That happens to be a first-gen iPhone SE at the moment, but I'd be ok with whatever iPhone, and I don't care how repairable it is.

I’m reading this on my iPhone SE (the first gen, from 2016) and it works totally fine.

By contrast, we have to change our laptops every three or four years. Our phones every couple of years. And all other pieces of equipment (charger,router, modem,printers,…) need to be changed regularly. This is such a horseshit statement. We change those things because of social pressure, not because they wear out. My mother is still using her first generation iphone SE, eight years later. It still facetimes and texts and watches netflix just like it did in 2016. The Nighthawk R7000 router I bought 11 years ago still isn't fully saturated by my network traffic. I have USB chargers in use that came with phones I bought in 2009. My HP printer/scanner is from 2005 and they still make cartridges for it.

> Has the weight ever been an issue where it's made your hand tired? It becomes a problem when you're lying on your back. Also when it slips out of your hand, it's harder to catch. Not major concerns for most of the population I suppose, but it affects me. As for dimensions large phones appear to be particularly difficult to use for women. My SO is getting her first-gen iPhone SE refurbished because it's the last such light and small offering from that manufacturer and up to very recently it could run the most recent iOS.