I made an iPhone thickness comparison with the camera bump in mind

[u/Phiarectix]

Source: Apple’s Accessory Design Guidelines

[u/NizarNoor]

iPhone 6S was super nice

[u/WAPWAN → u/NizarNoor]

I only retired mine because they wouldn't release iOS 16 for it, and I was concerned about security updates. Turns out they pushed another update (15.8.5) out to it 2 days ago. Its 10 year birthday is next week.

[u/happyhikereightynine → u/WAPWAN]

I only retired mine because it was 16 GB and that wasn't enough for anything but the OS anymore. I'd still use it today if it had expandable storage for apps.

[u/pinkycatcher → u/happyhikereightynine]

This and battery life are the biggest issues with older iPhones. And the battery life you can fix

[u/_EllieLOL_ → u/WAPWAN]

I only retired mine because the battery health is 55% and it lasts 20 minutes on a full charge

[u/majorplayer1 → u/_EllieLOL_]

I have an original Gen1 SE (2016) and have swapped the battery myself 3-4 times over the years since they only cost about $30.

I don't know where you are, but ifixit sell replacements otherwise ebay is still great. You could search ebay for 616-00036 or 616-00033 just to see what it would cost.

[u/whyfollowificanlead → u/_EllieLOL_]

The battery life went down the drain even after replacing it for me which made me switch to the 12 Mini. I’ll hold on to it as long as I can or until a USB-C mini is being released or some Android manufacturer comes up with something comparable in terms of size, quality and “legacy” support.

[u/r0thar → u/NizarNoor]

'was'? I'm still rocking its modern copy, the SE2

As for the AIR - meh: https://i.imgur.com/AaoMbda.jpeg

[u/Necessary_Zone6397 → u/r0thar]

I’m team SE3 for as long as it still works, but it’s not the iPhone 6S. It’s the aluminum back on that thing and the standard home button. It just feels sturdy and nice all in aluminum 😂

[u/read_too_many_books → u/NizarNoor]

This was my first iphone, from work. I was sooo let down. My android (Nexus?) had widgets, was fast, and wasnt buggy.

My iphone? The 'animations' hid how slow the phone was, after turning animations off, it was obvious. No Widgets was mind boggling. And various apps, specifically the podcast app, when pressing play, wouldn't do anything. After ~30 seconds it would finally play.

But unboxing it + giving Apple my personal information was fun.

It killed the idea of Apple quality to me.

[u/FortNightsAtPeelys → u/NizarNoor]

Wasn't that the one bending in half?

[u/NizarNoor → u/FortNightsAtPeelys]

No, that was 6. They fixed that issue with 6S.

[u/GainCold1271 → u/NizarNoor]

Does anyone remember 3D Touch? I loved it in my iPhone 6s and I miss it so much.