Hey ! I just broke my Pixel 4a (fp reader is dead, screen is flickering, battery health is getting really bad), and i am looking to try out Apple ecosystem. I have a budget of around 300 euros, and i have no problem looking at refurbished devices / secondhand. Here is a list i made (prices are from backmarket, a refurbished website). :

  • iP11 (around 290 euros)
  • iP12 Mini (around 310 euros)
  • iPSE 2020 (around 150 euros)
  • iPSE 2022 (around 260 euros)

I already have an M1 iPad Pro that i carry around most of the time for work / reading / video calls etc… I’ll be mostly just using iMessage / FaceTime / Maps and answering messages on average social networks with. i think I’ll keep the phone around two years max since I’m almost done with college. Am totally okay with smaller phones. I need to save a bit of money so if you see a better option, tell me!

Thanks for helping me out!

Edit : thx 4 all of ur replies<3 probably gonna get the 12 mini since i love small phones, and Face ID on my iPad Pro is just so great to open Bitwarden haha:)

Edit2: been almost one yr after i got my i12mini, and its rly rly nice, even though battery is the thing i hate the most about it. Will probably try to get the battery pack with it.

  • @[email protected]
    8•1 year ago

    I’m going to go the other way and recommend you get a Face ID enabled phone. It’s a neat way to unlock your phone and it’s done really well. No friction.

    Storage wise, it really depends on what you do. I’ve been running on 64GB for ages and I’m not even close to capacity. But if you play lots of games (that tend to have beefy apps) or make lots of photos you’ll run out of storage.

    I would go for the 11, but I have fairly large hands. If you are looking for something smaller, then the 12mini is the obvious answer.

    • Dojan
      9•1 year ago

      FaceID is so good that you don’t think about it until you use a device that doesn’t have it. I hate the fingerprint reader on my Pixel 6. It’s so inaccurate and slow, often prompting me to try two or three times before asking for a pin instead.

      FaceID only ever fails when I’m partially under covers or the sun shines on it. Otherwise my phone is unlocked the moment I lift and look at it.

    • @03ariOP
      2•1 year ago

      i totally agree with u ! faceid is indeed so great on my iPad. Plus i am paying for iCloud, so storage might not be a huge problem :) gonna get the 12 mini because even if i have large hands, i always loved small phones!! thx a lot