Apple iPhone SE
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- MichaelB
- u0w
- 19 Oct 2020
My 3 year old 5se with Apple A9 (14 nm) and 128 GB ROM is working perfectly well without any lags for 3 continuous years. I prefer it to any Android phone and it is the only phone I use since I bought it. It fits one hand, it is portable, and amazingly after 3 full years of heavy use the battery is still working at at least 90% ! Last week I upgraded it to iOS 14 and the phone presents no lags, works perfectly well, same as before, and even better. I do not plan to change it at the moment with a new SE 2020 as by looking at specifications it is only the Bionic 13 processor that makes SE 2020 faster. If you do not mind a couple of microseconds in opening an app, then I would suggest you stay with this phone for the moment. Not to add the fact that this is Apple's CLASSIC!
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- TundraFan34
- 4U6
- 16 Oct 2020
I loved my iPhone SE up until the day I passed it on to my dad. He now uses it everyday. It's the perfect size for your pocket, never gets in the way. My father in law was using a flip phone and then decided to switch to a smartphone. I showed him one of these online and he said yes to it. He now has one and also loves it. I like the new SE enough, but the older ones are really nice, good performance for a small smartphone and still very affordable on the aftermarket.
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- Joe
- 3bj
- 09 Oct 2020
I'm using the phone every day and as the only smartphone, it fits my pockets. It allows me to do everything I like and all the apps work there as on bigger models. The display is big enough to play free slots on the casino guru site. The only thing I have a problem with is the battery life. After all those years it lasts only 6 hours when playing online games. Good thing is that I also work so I drain the phone only in the evening even I charge it thru the night only.
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- barnieje
- H5x
- 02 Oct 2020
MoreTeaVicar, 24 Sep 2020Does anyone know why the 5se cannot run the NHS Test & ... moreDownloaded and working perfectly on my 3 year old SE
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- Steve
- keN
- 27 Sep 2020
Boggy-Stefy, 26 Aug 2020Whoever is using this phone in 2020, you are a special pers... moreI am using it and will not let it go.
Greatest phone ever made!
4 yrs later and still running current updates with no worries.
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- hakan
- dWc
- 26 Sep 2020
SE 3 would be perfect in this case,
fast and strong.
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- MoreTeaVicar
- G06
- 24 Sep 2020
Does anyone know why the 5se cannot run the NHS Test & Trace app even if operationg system is iOS 11
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- iSEsg
- uRC
- 18 Sep 2020
This old little phone still works as it was after updating to iOS 14, albeit more features with the new iOS.
In flight mode, battery down 2% through the night.
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- Si nun
- DCN
- 17 Sep 2020
I have updated ios 14 today in my iphone se and can't find any malfunction.
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- hrichard1227
- 5L%
- 12 Sep 2020
hi! The mobile is now upgradeable to ios 14 beta!
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- Boggy-Stefy
- p%B
- 07 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2020Do you think apple slows down these old devices?even if it’... moreLet me put it like this. No.
Joke aside, you need to use one of this older iphones and see for yourself. In my opinion a 2, 3 even 4 years old iphone is better (software wise and using it in day to day tasks), than any entry level Android phone (bellow 300EUR for example).
Just go and use an iphone 7 or iphone 8 and then compare it with a cheap Realme or Xiaomi, even cheap Samsung or Huawei phones. Yeah, maybe the Android phones will have bigger displays, even OLED in the case of Samsung, they will have 4 or even 6 GB of ram, they will have bigger batteries, fast charging, even 90Hz refresh rate (in the case of Realme 6). But, in the end, when you will use one day to day for 6 months for example, you will see immediately some changes. At least I did.
I do not know why is this happening with entry level Android phones. Maybe is the bad OS implementation, maybe are the apps, maybe because are made of cheaper parts than the flagship ones. In the end, the experience will not be the same after some time. And this happened with almost all of my cheap Android phones in the last couple of years.
I think that is the reason that you will rarely see Refurbished Android phones. Instead you will see even now in 2020, refurbished iphone SE 2016, or refurbished iphone 6s. And people are still buying them, because they are still working with no problem, with minimum lag.
To answer you question, I do not know if Apple is intentionally slowing down their phones. But think logic, if they will have done that, why they will bother to release software updates even for older iphones? Because those updates cost lots of money and resources. I mean it doesn't make sense. On one hand they are "slowing down" those models (to make people buy newer models), but they are putting money and resources to update them and make people still use them.
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- Sary
- 4RL
- 29 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 29 Aug 2020These two sites have only refurbished phones..on e bay ther... moreMany times these are not "new" phones on Ebay...read reviews carefully on Ebay!!! Many are counterfeit and are from China. Personally, I'd rather buy a really good refurb through a company like Decluttr, where you have excellent reviews and better CS if there's a problem.
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- Anonymous
- gLr
- 29 Aug 2020
Sary, 29 Aug 2020See my post a few minutes ago; Decluttr and Macofalltrades ... moreThese two sites have only refurbished phones..on e bay there are some news
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- Sary
- 4RL
- 29 Aug 2020
george, 19 May 2020Got this phone used because my Stylo 4 was half locked to s... moreWould love to know where to buy a better battery and who installed it????? Thanks.
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- Sary
- 4RL
- 29 Aug 2020
sandy, 21 Aug 2020Where can i buy an iphone se that is completely genuine. An... moreSee my post a few minutes ago; Decluttr and Macofalltrades are good....have to be patient as if they show up, are gone quickly! Have had a small "dumb" phone for years which I love, and didn't want any of these huge phones that are out there. Did some research and decided to get a 5s or the se 2016. I just need for basics so fine for me. If you do alot online, media, etc., I'd say not a good phone for all that???
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- Sary
- 4RL
- 29 Aug 2020
Just got one a few days ago on Decluttr...like new. It arrived today. They are popular still so you may have to check often. Decluttr has great reviews and you can get a good price for a trade-in. Macofalltrades is another good site. Can get phones in 3 different conditions. Good luck! Just checked both sites and they don't have any at the moment. There are some iphone 6 and 6s on both sites. They are both smaller phones too.
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- Anonymous
- gLr
- 28 Aug 2020
Boggy-Stefy, 28 Aug 2020Depends on you really. If you got used with bigger displays... moreDo you think apple slows down these old devices?even if it’s brand new..thanks a lot
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- prem suresh
- rKi
- 28 Aug 2020
Where can we buy se and 5s, currently i dont see them in any ecommerce sites. If tired of these 6 plus inch phones and want to buy these as these wont burnmy pockets
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- Boggy-Stefy
- p6g
- 28 Aug 2020
no name, 27 Aug 2020Hey Everyone,
So Today I was just having a Nice n Happy Da... moreDepends on you really. If you got used with bigger displays, than using the iphone SE 2016 will look like a phone for hobbits, lol. Also, if you say you had this model in the past, shouldn't be better to try something else? Maybe iphone 8, you can find one good right now even for 250-300EUR.
Usually I do not like to use again model of phones that I had in the past. I always want to try something different.
I have this iphone SE now, because I always wanted a small iphone like this (ever since the days of iphone 4 and 4s) and never had one. Also I do not like big phones, more than 6", for example. Sadly, nowadays majority of the phones are like this.
If you are ok with all the points I said above, than the phone is a little beast :) and I recommend it to you. But be careful, you need to change the battery in it. If it is around 85% battery health that will mean poor battery life (2h-2.5h of screen on time, maximum). I change it recently, and now at 100% health I get 5h of screen on time (which for this type of phone is really good).
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- Teric37
- gLr
- 27 Aug 2020
no name, 27 Aug 2020Hey Everyone, So Today I was just having a Nice n Happy Da... moreI had it(se) for three years.i bought a month ago the 11.i am sorry but iwant my se back