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Comment by bschwindHN | Hacker News Reader

I used the iPhone SE 1 until January of this year, it was such a great phone and a great form factor. I wrote an article about it to send it off:

https://blog.bschwind.com/2025/01/11/the-original-iphone-se-...

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Pour one out. I’m still on my SE 2020 and have no idea what to go to once it dies.

Likewise. The 70-something percent battery health isn't the best (and the phone lags like crazy), but the other day I realized it's still a bit smaller than my 2015 Moto G3 (that I still use, though only for basic tasks).

If you are interested, Unihertz launched the titan 2 and it's pretty nice, but no waterproofing or wireless charging are big issues for me.

An iPhone SE 2023 - it still gets current iOS version updates. My iPhone 8 is also still running (using iOS 16) but still gets security updates.

I still have mine as the bedside Hacker News browsing device. It is so much nicer to use than iPhone 13 mini which I use as my main phone :(

I’m still rocking mine! Gonna start looking for second hand ones soon as the home button is starting to die, and that’s the best bit.

I found using the browser is a good enough alternative for many apps, and it also makes them less addictive because they aren’t as slick. Particularly handy for work apps.

The home button's not too hard to replace, at least compared to the screen and battery.

Mine actually broke ages ago but I've just gotten used to using TouchAssist.

I’m still using as a secondary device, but the battery was never the same after I replaced, and the touch id/home button doesn’t work anymore, so I have to use that virtual home button.

I ended up getting a newer SE (2022), but I miss the first one.

the ip12/13 mini have similar footprint, but with modern feature.

Yep the 13 mini is what I ended up on. I hope that form factor gets a refresh in a few years!

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