The article reflects on the struggle faced by the author when their phone contract ended, emphasizing the growing trend of larger smartphones. Despite a preference for smaller, more manageable devices like the iPhone 13 mini or earlier models, the author found Apple's current lineup lacking, as the company has moved away from offering small phones. The new iPhone 16e replaced the iPhone SE 3 but fails to provide the compact design that the author desires, forcing them to consider downgrading to a previous model instead of upgrading.
I found myself faced with a familiar dilemma: to upgrade, or to stick with my current device… the pressure to switch phones every couple of years has never sat right with me.
Apple dashed my hopes by replacing the iPhone SE 3 with the new iPhone 16e... just with fewer features; no multi-lens camera setup, no MagSafe, not even a particularly affordable price.
Instead of upgrading I was going to have to downgrade. For the first time ever, Apple now sells no small phones.
I wish they weren't the size of cameras… my fingers were pleading, nay, begging for change… I yearned for the comfort of smaller iPhones of yore.
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