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Everything known about the 'iPhone 12'
Small point...I like the the design language Apple is adopting with the iPad Pro and new iPhone 12 Pro. The "tapering" of the Apple MacBook Air, iPad Air and iMac look dated and have unnecessary design limitations like tapered batteries, etc.
I like the iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S and especially the SE.
I remember Stevo admiringly describing the iPhone 4. Saying, "there is nothing comparable, maybe Leica cameras!" I agree. (My Dad had a Leica in the early 1960's. He also had very expensive Zeiss binoculars-great taste!)
Oh well. still rocking my aging original rose gold SE. May update to a newer iPhone soon!
Best regards.
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Apple Car research focusing on use of Tesla-style induction motor
Good news! Soon we can stop the insanity of going to a gas station once or twice a week!
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Editorial: Who wants the new iPhone SE 2020?
I made a similar decision...keep rockin' my refurbished rose gold Se1 ($200) and get a new (2017) rose gold MacBook ($1000+). Both are still going strong. I only use my iPad mini 2 when I travel, errr used to travel!LeonardoVega said:I think this is the perfect device for someone like me.
You see, I used an iPhone 6 up until October 2019, when it drowned in a pool. For years my wife questioned me for not upgrading my phone. My response was simply that my current phone still worked. I'm not the type of guy who upgrades his phone every year or two just because I want the latest and greatest. After my iPhone died last year I was tempted to buy one of the big new phones. I thought about buying an iPhone 11 but wanted to wait for the Pixel 4 and Galaxy S20 to give everyone a fair chance. However, to hold me over, I bought a prepaid LG Phoenix 4 for $30. My wife joked that I would end up keeping this phone for years but I told her that there was no way that would happen. Afterall, it's a cheap $30 phone.
Yet, what was supposed to be a temporary phone ended up changing the way I think about phones forever.
I soon realized that this inexpensive phone that cost over 20-30x less than the latest flagships was able to do 90% of the things I needed to do. Obviously, playing games and taking photos were not ideal on this device but it got the job done. That's when I realized that I don't need the latest and greatest. I use my phone mainly as a communication device and for browsing the internet when I'm not at home.
So after being able to do all these things on a $30 phone, I find it terribly difficult to spend $800-$1000 on a phone. That's why I feel that the iPhone SE, at $400, is the right device for me. It gives me everything I need with the peace of mind that the processor will be able to rip through my daily tasks. Plus I will get years of iOS updates.
As a bonus, I can use the money I save to invest on an iPad Pro. I personally would rather have an iPhone SE and an iPad Pro, than have an iPhone 11/Pro and a iPad.
Before I get ripped for being a non-techie or part of the older generation, let me just say that I have been a computer geek since I was 8 years old and I'm in my early 40's. 
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Editorial: Who wants the new iPhone SE 2020?
Agreed. AZheatmiser, without a doubt the SE is the better buy. It just looks a bit dated with the "chin and brow." Like the iMac with it's 1" bezelsazheatmiser said:Beats said:
iPhone 8 still exists. Just get one of those, won't be much different from this SE.
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Editorial: Who wants the new iPhone SE 2020?
Hmmmmm. Rich people like expensive iPhones and, oh yeah, "Privacy!"tedz98 said:Selling this phone for $399, with the same guts as the iPhone 11 shows you how much profit is baked into Apple’s premium phones. It’s also crazy that Apples premium phones come with a base memory of 64 GB. That’s not a premium configuration. In the short term I predict a dramatic drop in iPhone 11 Pro sales.
