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jcs2305 said:

Gordon Kelly over at Forbes has a field day with his “ Nasty Surprises” column every time a new iPhone or iOS is introduced. 

Oh tell me about it... his articles are insufferable, clickbait trash with headlines that rarely reflect the article content. I routinely abandon his articles the moment I spot his byline.

These last couple months of bug fixes have been an embarrassingly public game of whack-a-mole. 

The more I read about these quirks of iOS 11, the less interested I am in upgrading to it. Apple software has historically been intuitive, but this behavior is the opposite. Disappointing.

I really hope they don't axe the SE. I loathe the giant phones. SE is perfect. Even if the form factor remains the same, just update the internals please to the A11!

I also bought the SE solely for the size (as opposed to the price, though that was very nice too). And not just the form factor, either. The screen size is ideal for my hands. I can reach the whole screen with one hand,  minimal shimmying. With the 6 it was a constant battle trying to do what I could so comfortably do with my 4S. When the SE was announced I leapt at the opportunity to "upgrade" and ditch my iPhone 6, which was far too large and cumbersome for my liking. I want to be able to use my phone with one hand without feeling the need to keep the other hand at the ready to type or tap something on the far reaches of the screen (n.b., I didn't find the Reachability feature useful on the 6). 

Honestly, even if they kept the form factor the exact same and just updated the internals every 1-2 years, I would buy it over and over again. I'm more than willing to trade the latest and greatest features for a more comfortable/manageable handset. 

The less-slippery form factor is also key. I don't even use a case on my SE because the edges make it so easy to grip; I've hardly ever dropped it. With the 6 the curved sides were so slippery I bought a case immediately and was still terrified of dropping it. 

On top of that, the price made it a total no-brainer. It was basically a more compact version of the then-six-month old 6S (with a few small tradeoffs) for half the price. I travel overseas a lot so I bought the Sim-Free version outright. The next month I went to Spain and purchased a local SIM with 2-3GB of data for €10. The same data would have cost me $100+ with AT&T's overseas package. Needless to say it quickly paid for itself.