alt Hacker NewsiPhone SE: $429, 4.7-inch display, 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29, 5.09 ounces
iPhone 16e: $599, 6.1-inch display, 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.31, 5.88 ounces
This is a major downgrade in every way for people who want the smallest possible iPhone.
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Not to mention the damn TouchID. So much better of an experience on my old SE than on my 15 pro with FaceID.
It's basically 6% longer, wider, and thicker.
I like small phones. 6% doesn't seem all that different from the current SE.
The fact that all that space seems to be going to battery life does seem nice...
The SE is not the smallest possible modern iPhone, just the smallest screen. The 13 mini has a larger screen but is physically smaller.
However, as the iPhone 12 and 13 mini demonstrated, the people who like small phones are a very vocal but extremely small minority (only 3% of US sales were the mini). They both sold so badly, it serves as a reality check for how small voices on the internet are compared to the market.
I would rather at this point have a watch with good cellular comms, that could use bluetooth for calls and let me tether a tablet for web use.
But I have to say, I was more annoyed by the loss of touch ID than by the increase in screen size. While I like the smallest possible iPhone, my SE has not been very nice to use lately. Developers aren't testing their sites/apps on that screen size, and many sites/apps are getting really janky when run on a screen that small.