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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by acqq on Monday March 25, 2019 @04:06AM (#19480938)
It's not just the size, which is prefect for a phone where you intentionally want to limit the screen time and to limit the total weight

- There's an earphone jack.

- The battery consumption is reasonable.

- It has completely flat backside, so it's usable without the case.

- It's easier to repair.

- It can be put standing on its side for a photo triggered by a timer.

I also don't know how to "signal" that I like it in any other way than by keeping using it. The users like me are obviously not a majority.

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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by SamuelAdams on Monday March 25, 2019 @09:58AM (#19482406)
It's possible to repair this? My iPhone SE's sleep / wake button died just last Friday. I took it to an Apple store and they basically said my only options were to buy a refurbished phone or a new phone.
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by wallflower on Monday March 25, 2019 @11:48AM (#19483567)
I am assuming you do not mean the “home” button. If so, when I had an old iPhone 5 with a broken power (sleep/wake) button, I turned on AssistiveTouch to be able to lock the screen and reboot without using the janked power button. Without that, I would have had to buy a new phone.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202658

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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by kasey_junk on Monday March 25, 2019 @10:44AM (#19482829)
Try an independent repair place. They can't fix everything but the front panel is usually fixable. I actually own 2 SE. Whenever the battery on one gets bad or I crack the screen I take it in for repair, get the other one out, put the repaired one back in a box in my closet.
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