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Apple’s SE series is actually really nice if you don’t like the trend of bigger phones - it’s the same (or similar) internals as the new ones but in a small form factor (4.9 inches? Whatever the 6s had). I don’t want a large phone that barely fits in my pocket, but I want decent internals, so I have one. Apple is by no means a perfect company but I think the SE was one of their correct decisions.

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Yeah, as I see myself using my phone less and less I feel that an SE form factor would be a lot more convenient to me.

Because of remote work I am almost always close to my MBP, my Air, or a tablet. Car infotainment screens are good enough nowadays, and I don't need a giant screen to hail an Uber or paying something.

Giant screens are for me an habit I got when I used to commute hours everyday in a car or bus, it doesn't make too much sense nowadays if I really think about it.

Edit - never mind, had dates wrong.

It's still being sold, although we are getting to the end of the two year interval in which it has gotten recent hardware updates. The last two updates occurred in early 2020 and 2022.

You must be thinking of something else. Maybe the Mini? iPhone 13 Mini was discontinued last September.

1st generation SE had been discontinued long before the 2nd was released, but the 2nd was directly superseded by the 3rd, and you can still get the 3rd new, directly from Apple.

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