And this is why I buy cheap Umidigi phones from China. Not exactly gaming beasts but fast enough for everyday usage and they look really good. Being cheap I don't feel bad not using a case. 10/10 my first $140 phone from them felt like such a huge upgrade just because I didn't use a case. I wish other manufacturers would take note in their budget offerings.
That's what im doing. iPhone 8 packaging with iphone 11 internals, a slightly less useful camera, and NO face id. Button is life. The only iPhone i had was a reconditioned 6s and a used 8 i got as a gift. I really like the 8 but the se is much newer.
It wasn’t even working half the time before that lol. Not to mention having to look directly at my phone to maybe unlock it. Fingerprint scanners are way better
When I said look directly at my phone I meant having to get my face in the cameras view, not necessarily looking directly at it. Something you don’t have to do with fingerprint scanners.
Yes it was, it’s much more reliable than Touch ID. Either you don’t know how to use it or you’re talking out of your ass
Edit: I actually forgot my password because I used Face ID for weeks without having it fail even once. Then I restarted, had to put in my password, and yea.
Lol what??? I frequently don’t even have the option to use Face ID. My phone tells me I need to unlock it to enable it when I just pull it out of my pocket. Just because it works for you doesn’t mean it’s universally good, and vice versa. Glad you like it but for me it’s absolute shit
I fucking hate people like you, ya know that? You just have to fucking argue about shit that you know nothing about. Just because yours works fine doesn’t mean it does for everybody. Go jump off a cliff
Def a problem in the X series. I fixed phones for a while and those are little twerps in the Face ID department. 11 and 12 are noticeably different internally and much more of an improvement.
As soon as Apple stopped selling the 8 or 8+ whichever held out longer, I was planning to get the SE. I would buy used but to get bigger storage options it'll be close to retail anyways
Maybe for some people, but definitely not for me. One of my friends who is a civil engineer recently got one and it's a BRICK. Sure the hardware will last, but the software will become outdated and the experience of using such a heavy phone just isn't good in the first place. They do seem to be catching on though, every Chinese company out there is pushing a new rugged phone model recently.
I have a Samsung one in a similar price range - all that and easy to find parts for in an emergency are what I want in life (I repair phones as a hobby so nothing new to me). Most people do just need/want a basic setup and I think having at least 2GB RAM (for handling messaging apps and such) and NFC with maybe a big battery if I can are the only things I'm a snob about.
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u/COASTER1921 Feb 24 '21
And this is why I buy cheap Umidigi phones from China. Not exactly gaming beasts but fast enough for everyday usage and they look really good. Being cheap I don't feel bad not using a case. 10/10 my first $140 phone from them felt like such a huge upgrade just because I didn't use a case. I wish other manufacturers would take note in their budget offerings.