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A lot of people just won't care. And the only people who would buy this over that are either people who want to save the $100, which is not a small number of people, but I don't think that's a massive driver because these are all expensive no matter how you look at it. Or people who want Apple intelligence for some reason, but I don't think that's a strong selling point right now either. Right.

A lot of people just won't care. And the only people who would buy this over that are either people who want to save the $100, which is not a small number of people, but I don't think that's a massive driver because these are all expensive no matter how you look at it. Or people who want Apple intelligence for some reason, but I don't think that's a strong selling point right now either. Right.

Well, yeah, their marketing sure sells it as one, but you know, we'll, we'll see.

Well, yeah, their marketing sure sells it as one, but you know, we'll, we'll see.

Yeah, the MagSafe is, I think, one of the weirder ones because not only has it been there since the iPhone 12, but I think, don't most Android phones also support magnetic charging that is MagSafe compatible in recent years also?

Yeah, the MagSafe is, I think, one of the weirder ones because not only has it been there since the iPhone 12, but I think, don't most Android phones also support magnetic charging that is MagSafe compatible in recent years also?

So I feel like people who buy this phone who expect that would probably feel like the phone is broken the first time they try to put it on something magnetic and it just falls off. But that being said... Yeah, especially since it will charge. Like, it does have wireless charging, just the old, bad...

So I feel like people who buy this phone who expect that would probably feel like the phone is broken the first time they try to put it on something magnetic and it just falls off. But that being said... Yeah, especially since it will charge. Like, it does have wireless charging, just the old, bad...

kind yeah but but you know that being said like if you wanted to add magnet charging to this people make like you know eight dollar stickers of magnets on amazon that that yeah like cases can do it but like apple didn't even do it with its own cases like why didn't they put magnets in their own case but they just didn't MagSafe is the kind of thing that you either use all the time or never.

kind yeah but but you know that being said like if you wanted to add magnet charging to this people make like you know eight dollar stickers of magnets on amazon that that yeah like cases can do it but like apple didn't even do it with its own cases like why didn't they put magnets in their own case but they just didn't MagSafe is the kind of thing that you either use all the time or never.

So again, for all the people who are the nevers on that, I don't think they're going to notice or care.

So again, for all the people who are the nevers on that, I don't think they're going to notice or care.

Which is, again, like, I'm sure there was a good reason for that. But that is a, the omission of MagSafe is weird. Because it does, it seems like it would be really cheap and not bring any major downsides.

Which is, again, like, I'm sure there was a good reason for that. But that is a, the omission of MagSafe is weird. Because it does, it seems like it would be really cheap and not bring any major downsides.

It's like, you know, it'd be one thing like like, for instance, like if the iPhone 17 Slim or Air that's rumored, if that didn't have MagSafe, we would assume maybe they couldn't fit it thickness wise. We know still be a terrible mistake, but at least there would be a reason.

It's like, you know, it'd be one thing like like, for instance, like if the iPhone 17 Slim or Air that's rumored, if that didn't have MagSafe, we would assume maybe they couldn't fit it thickness wise. We know still be a terrible mistake, but at least there would be a reason.

Yeah, it seems like it's the same camera that's in the current base model 16. It just doesn't have the ultra-wide. And so you can't do things that require two cameras, and you can't do macro, because that's actually done by the ultra-wide. So it's the 1X camera from the iPhone 16 non-pro, which I think is, again, like... For something that replaces the iPhone SE, that's a great pick.

Yeah, it seems like it's the same camera that's in the current base model 16. It just doesn't have the ultra-wide. And so you can't do things that require two cameras, and you can't do macro, because that's actually done by the ultra-wide. So it's the 1X camera from the iPhone 16 non-pro, which I think is, again, like... For something that replaces the iPhone SE, that's a great pick.

It is, you know, as you mentioned, though, I think it's important to distinguish that the iPhone SE was a lot cheaper than this. So it isn't quite directly replacing that.

It is, you know, as you mentioned, though, I think it's important to distinguish that the iPhone SE was a lot cheaper than this. So it isn't quite directly replacing that.