Random Fashion Thoughts (Part 3: Style farmer strikes back) - our general discussion thread

[1969]

I'm one of the few people I know who doesn't have 2 phones as well. Could my work phone get me **** canned? Sure but it's not worth juggling 2 phones over.

 

[walkinginplace]

Truly shocked that other people still use SE's as well. Legit never seen another one in the wild...

 

[smittycl]

Just ordered these A&S shorts from The Rake. The only yellow I can wear. Seemed a bit pricier on the A&S site but I didn’t do the exact math.

 

[LA Guy]

Truly shocked that other people still use SE's as well. Legit never seen another one in the wild...

They were really popular, sorta a sleeper hit. People are sorta clamoring for a new version of it. It really is a great little phone - it's way easier to carry around than some minitablet, it's robust - much more so than any of their other phones - the metal casing can get banged around a lot more, and they are just enough phone for someone who needs a smartphone, but doesn't really want to be on it 24/7 - which is a lot of people.

 

[dfagdfsh]

I would buy an SE with an updated camera, but they're never gonna make it, so...

 

[LA Guy]

I'm one of the few people I know who doesn't have 2 phones as well. Could my work phone get me **** canned? Sure but it's not worth juggling 2 phones over.

I think that this is a luxury of people in some professions. A lot of people I know don't really have oversight - they are partners in a practice, or own their businesses, or otherwise work for themselves.

 

[am55]

It is generally true that all manufacturers went phablet-only a few years ago. For example Xiaomi's "Mi 9 SE" is 5.97in vs 4in on the SE they're supposedly copying. More similar to the XS at 5.8in.

At the budget end there remain a few 4-5" phones but none are very attractive options.

 

[Riva]

All in favor of @nahneun being the only member to be served up popunders, popovers, and those loud video ads that follow you as you scroll and where the X is basically transparent, say aye.

+1000

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Another SE user here, perfect size and I prefer the blocky older design.

 

[Coldsnap]

For those that wear Rick; is the waist suppose to be fitted or baggy? Got a pair of Medium pants and I'm usually a size 32-33 waist and they waist is pretty big, more like a size 34.

 

[hendrix]

They were really popular, sorta a sleeper hit. People are sorta clamoring for a new version of it. It really is a great little phone - it's way easier to carry around than some minitablet, it's robust - much more so than any of their other phones - the metal casing can get banged around a lot more, and they are just enough phone for someone who needs a smartphone, but doesn't really want to be on it 24/7 - which is a lot of people.

It is generally true that all manufacturers went phablet-only a few years ago. For example Xiaomi's "Mi 9 SE" is 5.97in vs 4in on the SE they're supposedly copying. More similar to the XS at 5.8in.

At the budget end there remain a few 4-5" phones but none are very attractive options.

I just buy budget phones in that 4.5" size.

$150 every year or two and these days they work well enough for GPS, browsing and the odd app or photo. Hell I've got more than two years out of my current one.

 

[bencap]

I'm another SE user. As well as everyone else, I think it's a great phone but I have a hard time typing on the smaller screen because I also have a bigger Android phone that I got used to using (Moto X4 and before that, all iterations of the Google Nexus series).

The SE is superior as an actual phone, but since I hardly use a phone for its intended purpose, I actually prefer all the latest android devices I've owned (as far as multi-use media/communication devices go).

 

[kindofyoung]

**** large smartphones, I've been using a 5S for the past 3 years and recently got an iPhone 7 from work, but I'm enquiring about "downgrading" to an SE come autumn.

 

[Coldsnap]

if you pull out a big phone imma judge the **** outta you.

 

[Benesyed]

What's an SE?