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Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by iso1631 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:34AM (#22955764)
I've had smart phones for over a decade, and a mobile phone for 2, I can't think of any point when I've needed water resistance.

I have however had a smashed screen once, and the bigger a phone is, the harder it is to hold, the more likely the screen will smash

The old macbooks were great with the maglock power lead not pulling them off the desk. I believe new ones have downgraded the connector?

Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by really3452 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:08AM (#22956849)
> The old macbooks were great with the maglock power lead not pulling them off the desk. I believe new ones have downgraded the connector?

I have been using this Magnetic USB C Adapter and am very happy with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0816PV1YZ/

Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by ThePowerOfFuet on Sunday April 26, 2020 @10:00AM (#22987190)
Be careful with that; during disconnection of the magnetic part, the pins carrying 20 V on the cable can make momentary connections with other pins on the portion of the connector remaining in the machine; if this happens, the port may never work again (for charging, or for anything else).

The risk is probably not worth it.

Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by mikestew on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:49AM (#22957253)
I can't think of any point when I've needed water resistance.

Then it's not for you. But given that phone manufacturers go to the expense of putting water-sensing strips inside phones, someone is going to put that water resistance to use.

Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by pmontra on Thursday April 23, 2020 @10:28AM (#22956382)
> I can't think of any point when I've needed water resistance.

I couldn't too, then I fell into a channel. No harms to me and my bicycle but I had to turn off the phone and let it dry for a day before I could use it again.

Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by ianai on Thursday April 23, 2020 @10:07AM (#22956111)
New ones just charge over usb-c.
Re:The 2020 iPhone SE by iso1631 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @12:24PM (#22957679)
Which isn't magnetic (unless you get extra kit)