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0 pointsChrisMarshallNY1y ago0 comments

I am still using my 13 Mini. I got it, because I knew that it would be the last Mini Apple does.

I plan to use it, until I need to charge the battery every 15 minutes.

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I have a 13 mini that is hanging on by a thread and you will pry it from my hand (because I can actually hold onto it). I'm actually considering finding a refub because I prefer my old-fashioned artillery to the 6.1".

The larger phones barely fit in pockets, fit poorly in running packs/biking gear and are just generally inconvienient for being active with them.

nunez1y ago

Refurbs are out there. I got two a few months ago. Battery health on both is around 85% though.

kennywinker1y ago

Just so you know, the batteries are replaceable ;)

DanHulton1y ago

Same boat, though with battery replacements, I think what will actually do me in and force me to downgrade to a newer model will be when they stop supporting OS security upgrades. I'm perfectly happy to keep replacing the screen protector and battery until that point.

beretguy1y ago

I still use 1st Gen SE with 4 inch screen.

asdff1y ago

I would have kept using mine if it didn't have issues dropping calls and also certain app incompatibilities that began to be frusterating. It is actually a lot better of an iphone than my newer SE2. It is much faster on the OS it runs than this SE2 on ios 15. Spotlight search is instantaneous on the old SE. On the SE2 it might hang in spotlight for 5 seconds or longer.

beretguy1y ago

I use both 1st and 2nd at the same time. 1st as phone, 2nd as a PDA.

grvbck1y ago

I'm still on iPhone 7+… It gets a new battery every 2-3 years and works great. I love how it has a big screen but feels much smaller and thinner in my pocket than any modern iPhone. I was really looking forward to this new "SE4", but the 7.5W charging and lack of magsafe is a deal breaker for a phone that in my country costs ~900 usd.

robin_reala1y ago

Then replace the battery and carry on using it?

ChrisMarshallNYOP1y ago

May end up doing that. We'll see.

I also write software for these beasties, and it may well be that I won't be able to justify avoiding getting one that has Apple Intelligence.

ryandrake1y ago

Eventually, Apple (and 3p developers) will abandon you, and you'll need to throw away a perfectly good phone and take another step on the treadmill.

I'm still hanging on to my perfectly working iPhone 7, while app developers tell me to fuck off left and right. It does everything I want a phone to do, but developers consider "old phones" to be icky and stop supporting them.

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avs7331y ago

The larger phones barely fit in pockets, fit poorly in running packs/biking gear and are just generally inconvienient for being active with them.

nunez1y ago

Refurbs are out there. I got two a few months ago. Battery health on both is around 85% though.

kennywinker1y ago

Just so you know, the batteries are replaceable ;)

DanHulton1y ago

beretguy1y ago

I still use 1st Gen SE with 4 inch screen.

asdff1y ago

beretguy1y ago

I use both 1st and 2nd at the same time. 1st as phone, 2nd as a PDA.

grvbck1y ago

robin_reala1y ago

Then replace the battery and carry on using it?

ChrisMarshallNYOP1y ago

May end up doing that. We'll see.

I also write software for these beasties, and it may well be that I won't be able to justify avoiding getting one that has Apple Intelligence.

ryandrake1y ago

Eventually, Apple (and 3p developers) will abandon you, and you'll need to throw away a perfectly good phone and take another step on the treadmill.

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