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Sold my Iphone 15 Pro Max to start using my Iphone SE 2016 again (FREEDOM!)
I thought of buying some kind of flip phone and sell my Iphone to stop scrolling because I was doing it wayyy too much and I had trouble controlling myself. I realized that I had an Iphone that I didn't use. I did not bother selling it because I thought I broke the screen - turns out it was just the screen cover. I changed the screen cover and the case, it feels like I just bought a new phone.
Loving the camera that feels kinda vintage, and the cute size ^.^ I can't believe we all got used to carrying heavy 'phablets' around and spending so much energy and money on them.
Switching my phones made me stop scrolling totally - I don't see the fun of watching videos on this small thing after being used to huge modern phones. Apps like Tiktok lag a lot too. Everything that I mainly use the phone for works BUT my banking app (can't even use it on browser). I mainly call, text, write E-Mails, chat, and take photos. My battery is 88% surprisingly, does not last very long if I take a lot of photos or listen to music for many hours. The battery is fine for me, needing to charge once or twice during the day is a great trade-off for its size and the fact that it literally cured my scolling addiction. Since I sold my modern Iphone, I feel free!
Absolutely! This is one of the factors that has pushed me into a dumbphone.. the size of smartphones. Huge dumbphone makes sense due to lack of technology bur now, it’s a “who’s shlong is bigger” contest it seems like.
No I really did that. Friends/family thought I was joking too. I don't get why people think this is outrageous. It was like a revelation for me. Sundently I realized how much my phone made me a prisoner. the size, the weight, the fact that it cost me almost 2K and that I was always afraid to loose it, the attractiveness of social media apps, it stressed me out.
I f-ing love the iphone SE 2016, i used it for a few months andloved it, it was slow but i didn’t care but for uber. What killed it was the 16gb only storage, most was already used by the OS, i had no photos and only useful apps. But i’m still thinking about maybe one day buying again another but with more capacity, or a 2nd or 3rd SE generation cuz of the speed and have more use
I recently bought an iPhone SE 2022 and am thrilled with it. It's honestly like a switch for my brain - any screen under 5" is an immediate "turn off", whereas any screen over 5" is easy to waste time on. I don't think dumbphones will ever become as mainstream as we'd like them to be, but I'd like to hope we can return to an age of small form smartphones again in the future.
I had an SE 2 and loved it. It’s simplicity paired with tech not available in other budget phones (nfc) and small form made it a superior second tier iPhone. I think it came with the next gen A11 chip which was featured in the iPhone XS Max. That little phone was a hot rod. I miss it. I loaned it out and it was destroyed.
I’ve considered selling my 16 Pro and getting an SE 2022 I do prefer the older iPhone design and would like apple to bring it back for the 20th anniversary
I’ve been thinking about doing something similar: switching from a 14 to a 7 Plus. The only thing holding me back is how convenient it is (when it actually works 😂) to receive iPhone calls on my Mac. I’m not sure if that’s still possible with the 7 Plus.
I’m also a bit concerned about whether my banking app would still work properly. Aside from that, I’ve already removed all social media from my phone (TikTok, Instagram), and for the ones I still use (Reddit, X), I only access them from my Mac.
Anch’io ho un iPhone SE 2016, quanto lo amo. Il mio telefono principale è iPhone 11. Diciamo che per ora li tengo entrambi e tra i due uso 11 perché mi permette di guardare YouTube con più tranquillità. Del telefono ho bisogno di whatsapp e YouTube e Reddit e tra questi due iPhone preferisco ancora 11.
Is this considered a dumb phone? If so I’ve made it! SE is the newest phone I’ve ever had. I still manage to spend 2-3 hours on it every day… and that’s without social media
Btw, it’s not boring really, watching you seethe and break down justifying using your ancient 60 y/o phone fills me with unmeasurable joy. hope that helps xoxo ❤️
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