Obviously the iPhone SE will cost a lot less than a 16 Pro, it's designed to be a budget phone and even if the price of the last SE which I think was $499, goes up a bit, it will still be 50% or more cheaper than a 16 Pro.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 12:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: iPhone SE latest rumor I'll weigh the costs against 16 Pro and SE. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: iPhone SE latest rumor What is your current phone? As others already pointed out, the SE 4 will be larger than all SE phones so far. LiDAR can be useful and without LiDAR you wouldn't be able to take advantage of features like door detection and such which part of the Live Recognition, not sure if certain channels in Seeing AI use LiDAR. As for OCR and using Be My Eyes and Aira, I doubt the additional camers a Pro phone has make that big of a difference. The Meta glasses are pretty slick especially if you use Be My AI and such apps a lot for recognizing items or want to go through mail. I find it very nice to just hold a letter as if I was reading it and say "Hey Meta, read this to me" instead of having to put it down on a table, then line up the phone with the Seeing AI app open and raise it so it can see the letter and either read it to me using the short text channel or take a picture for OCR using the Document channel. Same goes also when I am trying to find a particular can of a food item, just not having to juggle the phone with one hand as I am holding stuff with the other I find is a pretty big deal. The other day I thought a small receit fell of my desk at work so I just put on the glasses, rolled my chair back a bit and looked down. I asked "Hey Meta, is there a piece of paper on the floor" and it came back instantly confirming this, I asked "where is it" and it said "it's right in fron t of you which was correct. Getting help from an actual person with Be My Eyes or by calling a friend or family member with WhatsApp is also extremely handy. Earlier this witer we had a big dump of snow overnight (a good foot) and my still fairly new guide dog got a little confused crossing an intersection because the snow ploughs had piled up a big snow bank right where the crosswalk was. Later this was of course dealt with, but at that time in the morning it was not and while she pulled to the right and walked around it, she didn't quite find here way back to the sidewalk because again I had to climb over a roughly two and a half foot snowbank to get there and the sidewalk itself had not been cleared yet, either. I called my brother on WhatsApp and after looking around for a bit he was able to direct me so I got back on track. If I would have had to do this while holding my dog with the left hand and the phone with the right it would have been less convenient than just switching to the glasses camera and looking around. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2025 7:34 AM To: Viphone <[email protected]> Subject: iPhone SE latest rumor I heard a rumor today that the iPhone SE update will come out next week with no press release. Obviously just a rumor, but I have been holding on to my slowish iPhone SE second generation so that I can have a full choice of latest phones. Is there a blind users buyers guide to the iPhones to help decide if: 1. LIDAR add aa real advantage. 2. Do newer cameras improve OCR 3. Do newer camera help with Be My Eyes and AIRA? 4. Should I get a cheaper phone and spend the money saved on a pair of smart glasses? I know folks love their meta glasses, but I would rather pay a little more and not have Meta capturing my life, but alternatives still appear to be in the rumor stage. Obviously, until the specifications of the SE are out no decision can be made. My main complaints with my current phone is it takes about 5 seconds for a Siri response and I don’t believe it is my network, and 40 minutes of walking navigation takes about 60% of my battery life. Warmly, Jonathan -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. 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