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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-...

>>bschwi+(OP)
Pour one out. I’m still on my SE 2020 and have no idea what to go to once it dies.

>>bschwi+(OP)
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.

>>bschwi+(OP)
the ip12/13 mini have similar footprint, but with modern feature.

>>bschwi+(OP)
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 :(

>>jihadj+r
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.

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

>>ghicul+u
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.

>>ghicul+u
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.

>>jihadj+r
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.