Is iphone se good for reading and music or go for ipod touch

[ant_gamal]

I am planning to get mp3 player mainly but after search
I Also consider to get iphone se or ipod touch
Screen will be small 4.7 iphone or 4 ipod
I use tablet Huawei 10 inch t3 but not confort with screen
As all say iphone best mobile for reading excluted ipad and other
Not planning for ipad

I affraid to go iphone se 1st generation coz of it stopped support but some say
It is ok to have

So ipod 7th generation
Iphone se 1st generation
Iphone se 2020
Other device

[John F]

Originally Posted by ant_gamal

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I affraid to go iphone se 1st generation coz of it stopped support but some say
It is ok to have

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My iPhone SE (gen 1) says that ios 14.1 is available for install; do you mean future support may be discontinued?

Have your tried simulating the smaller screen size with your tablet? When I would occasionally read on my iPhone SE, I really didn't care for the small screen size for reading fiction.

[ant_gamal]

Originally Posted by John F

My iPhone SE (gen 1) says that ios 14.1 is available for install; do you mean future support may be discontinued?

Have your tried simulating the smaller screen size with your tablet? When I would occasionally read on my iPhone SE, I really didn't care for the small screen size for reading fiction.

it is about replacing parts and battery
not support now as i know

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ant_gamal

it is about replacing parts and battery
not support now as i know

Yes you can have the battery replaced with an iPhone. IMHO, an iPhone is better then an iPod. But you do need to get one with enough storage for music and apps.

[Tarana]

If you don't need the phone part, get the latest Itouch as it is fully supported. 32 gigs is good unless you have a large library to support. In that case, get the next size which is 128gig. The 256 is really not useful unless you are downloading a saving endless movies. My brother bought the 256 gig and even after a year he hasn't managed to fill it and he saves everything. I'd have bought the latest Itouch myself (I have 2 older ones), but the flip phone I had was losing access.

In addition, it seems that even without having phone support, iphone uses power faster than an Itouch. I don't know why. I don't use many apps on my phone or social media, yet I have to charge that thing daily vs. every other day with Itouch.

[JSWolf]

I would go with the iPhone SE 128GB.

Oh wait, I did.

[ant_gamal]

Originally Posted by Tarana

If you don't need the phone part, get the latest Itouch as it is fully supported. 32 gigs is good unless you have a large library to support. In that case, get the next size which is 128gig. The 256 is really not useful unless you are downloading a saving endless movies. My brother bought the 256 gig and even after a year he hasn't managed to fill it and he saves everything. I'd have bought the latest Itouch myself (I have 2 older ones), but the flip phone I had was losing access.

In addition, it seems that even without having phone support, iphone uses power faster than an Itouch. I don't know why. I don't use many apps on my phone or social media, yet I have to charge that thing daily vs. every other day with Itouch.

phone not important
also use will be reading pdf and listen to music
but some says iphone will be better than ipod in battery
one have ipod 6th generation and iphone se 1st
he mention that ipod battery fall fast when he use wifi

so any idea for improving this point in in 7th generation

on eBay the iPod reach to Egypt around 220 $
iphone se 2020 370 $

so what do you think

[tomsem]

Battery replacement on iPhone SE (1st gen) is possible and you can get replacement kit for with all the tools you need for about $25.

My wife has one, battery capacity is about 80%, and when iOS 14 first went on, the battery was draining very fast for some reason. I ordered a battery replacement kit, but then I think an update fixed it and so I have yet to install the new battery. It’s about at the limit of what I feel comfortable doing, but it looks pretty straightforward.

I do love how light it feels.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by ant_gamal

use will be reading pdf and listen to music

I'm not sure that PDFs will be easy to read on a 4.7" screen.

But between an iPhone and an iPod, I'd say the functional differences for your use will be minimal. Go for the best price/GB, whatever that is.

[ilovejedd]

If you use a Huawei tablet (Android presumably), you might find yourself frustrated with the limitations of iOS.

iPhones and iPods work really well if you're just streaming or are all-in Apple's ecosystem (Apple Music, iTunes, iCloud, etc). It can be frustrating if, for example, you need to download MP3s from other sources.

$20-50 Android smartphones (e.g. Moto E or Galaxy J series prepaid kits) tend to have bigger battery (ergo longer battery life) than iPhones. They also allow for cheap and easy storage expansion via microSD card.

[John F]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

If you use a Huawei tablet (Android presumably), you might find yourself frustrated with the limitations of iOS.

iPhones and iPods work really well if you're just streaming or are all-in Apple's ecosystem (Apple Music, iTunes, iCloud, etc). It can be frustrating if, for example, you need to download MP3s from other sources.

$20-50 Android smartphones (e.g. Moto E or Galaxy J series prepaid kits) tend to have bigger battery (ergo longer battery life) than iPhones. They also allow for cheap and easy storage expansion via microSD card.

I don't buy any music from Apple, and I don't find it very limiting. I have an iPhone and either buy MP3s from Amazon or rip CDs. I do use a PC and iTunes.

And if the OP is looking for an MP3 player for iOS, take a look at Denon's app.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by John F

I don't buy any music from Apple, and I don't find it very limiting. I have an iPhone and either buy MP3s from Amazon or rip CDs. I do use a PC and iTunes.

And if the OP is looking for an MP3 player for iOS, take a look at Denon's app.

PC + iTunes or a Mac is pretty much a necessity for sideloaded MP3s on iOS devices.

I've seen a ton of complaints from pro-Android users regarding the "Apple way" on the MacRumors iPhone forums. Dunno if they're just trolling or not but figured the OP should be aware of the differences coming from Android.

[JSWolf]

@ant_gamal are you looking for something from Apple or something that sounds much better? If you want better sound, go with Fiio. They make some very nice music players that sound better then Apple iPhones/iPods.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

PC + iTunes or a Mac is pretty much a necessity for sideloaded MP3s on iOS devices.

I've seen a ton of complaints from pro-Android users regarding the "Apple way" on the MacRumors iPhone forums. Dunno if they're just trolling or not but figured the OP should be aware of the differences coming from Android.

I don’t think that is accurate. There are many iOS audio player apps that can download from the various cloud services and play them. And the Files app lets you include network mounts etc. that you could connect to to get files to the receiving app (assuming it exposes its storage folder). This seems pretty flexible to me but I don’t claim to know how it compares with Android these days.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by tomsem

I don’t think that is accurate. There are many iOS audio player apps that can download from the various cloud services and play them. And the Files app lets you include network mounts etc. that you could connect to to get files to the receiving app (assuming it exposes its storage folder). This seems pretty flexible to me but I don’t claim to know how it compares with Android these days.

That's the rub, though. You'll need a 3rd party music player if you don't go the iTunes route. I don't know if behavior has changed now that Safari has a download manager but before, you couldn't download MP3s direct from browser, either.

Personally, I'm quite content with iOS and use Plex and Infuse for DRM-free media. However, there are plenty others who are frustrated because iOS handles things differently from Android.