Coming from an iPhone 11. Can’t use OLED screens as they give me headaches and eyestrain.

My iPhone 11 is really beat up and slow. Just want a snappy phone for use when I am out and about. At home I am mostly on my iPad/Mac.

How much smaller are the text on the SE? Which app is the most difficult to adjust to on the 4.7" screen? Is it video based apps like YouTube/Netflix, or something else? Do you ever find yourself squinting at the small screen trying to read or decipher something?

  • proto-x-lol@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you’re talking about the DPI (not PPI) then both the iPhone 11 and the 4.7 inch iPhone 8 and 2020/2022 iPhone SE all share the same DPI of 163. That means the overall font size and UI is EXACTLY the same size along with the keyboard height (not width).

    The 5.5 inch iPhone 6/7/8 Plus models and the iPhone X and later all have slightly lower DPI, which makes the fonts and UI just a bit bigger. I suppose that’s just Apple thinking people are more comfortable with a bigger iPhone with a slightly bigger UI.

    Now if you compare the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12/13/14 side by side, the iPhone 11 shows much more content than the iPhone 12/13/14, despite both of them having a 6.1 inch screen. That’s because the DPI for the 6.1 iPhone 12 series and later is slightly lower.

    Also for reference.

    DPI = Dots Per Inch

    PPI = Pixels Per Inch

  • vatavaran@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I switched from the iPhone 11 to the SE 3 and the smaller display didn’t bother me as much as I thought. Sometimes I miss having a spectacular design and a large screen, but I can sacrifice that for portability. No more hand cramps! Content is still as enjoyable. Reading articles can be a little bit of a pain.