Hey ! I just broke my Pixel 4a (fp reader is dead, screen is flickering, battery health is getting really bad), and i am looking to try out Apple ecosystem. I have a budget of around 300 euros, and i have no problem looking at refurbished devices / secondhand. Here is a list i made (prices are from backmarket, a refurbished website). :
- iP11 (around 290 euros)
- iP12 Mini (around 310 euros)
- iPSE 2020 (around 150 euros)
- iPSE 2022 (around 260 euros)
I already have an M1 iPad Pro that i carry around most of the time for work / reading / video calls etc… I’ll be mostly just using iMessage / FaceTime / Maps and answering messages on average social networks with. i think I’ll keep the phone around two years max since I’m almost done with college. Am totally okay with smaller phones. I need to save a bit of money so if you see a better option, tell me!
Thanks for helping me out!
Edit : thx 4 all of ur replies<3 probably gonna get the 12 mini since i love small phones, and Face ID on my iPad Pro is just so great to open Bitwarden haha:)
Edit2: been almost one yr after i got my i12mini, and its rly rly nice, even though battery is the thing i hate the most about it. Will probably try to get the battery pack with it.
The 2022 se has the best CPU of that bunch and will last the longest.
Besides the face unlock, the 12s and newer have magsafe charging and it’s a delight.
I used to have a 12 mini and other than battery life this was my favorite phone of all time. If you’re rarely in a situation where you’re away from a charger it’s fine. But if you depend on it for something mission critical at the end of the day I would get a mobile charger. Reiterate: favorite phone of all time and this includes iPhone 14 pro max and pixel 8 pro.
DON’T GET AN SE!! I’m forced to use one for work, it’s terrible. It’s small, unusable, slow. But then I’m not an iPhone guy so some of it may just be how iOS works. (I think it’s most likely the 2020 edition I have). It’s just horrible (did I say that already)?
It’s slow? If it is indeed a 2020 one it shouldn’t be slow, there might be a problem with it. I’m using an iPhone XS (2 year older phone) and even that isn’t slow.
If they’re using it for work, they could have a bunch of corporate stuff loaded on it, and using a VPN by default. All of which can slow it down.
Maybe the slowness is just that iOS is so ass-backwards it’s impossible to do anything. The default iOS keyboard is terrible but they seem do something to other keyboards to make them slow to the point of unusable. I’m not sure why I wrote slow TBH - I apologise.
I always like to say, editions labeled SE are the “Shit Edition”
12 mini is an excellent choice
Not the SE. Pick the size you prefer. My 11 Pro still doing great.
I got an iPhone 11 last year as my work phone. I prefer the larger screen over the iPhone 12 mini while still being compact.
Definitely the 12 mini because it’s oled, even a little smaller it’s so much higher quality for everything especially night usage
I wouldn’t bother with the SE at all. The 11 isn’t bad if battery is more important to you than display
