The problem is not enough people buy small iPhones or small phones a small market no wonder Apple don’t make them anymore ..
I guess I understand the point of view, but even at the much smaller % of the iPhone sales, Apple was still selling many millions of Mini-sized iPhones.The problem is not enough people buy small iPhones or small phones a small market no wonder Apple don’t make them anymore
Maybe once the novelty of large phones wear off, the market might shift again towards smaller phones.
It wasn't novelty that caused me to buy a 6 Plus, then a 6s Plus, then a Pixel 3a XL, and then an 11 Pro Max. It won't be novelty that causes me to buy the next Pro Max model when I finally decide to upgrade.Maybe once the novelty of large phones wear off, the market might shift again towards smaller phones.
Yeah, thanks, I am aware, no need to rub it in! (Although Apple has never made a small phone with the good camera and the good screen, I’m curious how an iPhone Pro mini would have fared.)The problem is not enough people buy small iPhones or small phones a small market no wonder Apple don’t make them anymore ..
That's mostly just the US market.Just like small vehicles, the market has spoken, who wants a tiny putt putt sedan when they can have F-150 Raptor! Go big or go home
The entire situation is both depressing and totally ridiculous
Our hands aren’t getting bigger, and we sure as heck need some smaller options for those of us who barely want to use these things at all, and do it somewhat reluctantly quite honestly.
iPhone 13Minis will be somewhat dated by then though I would expect.A few thousands years from now, natural selection would cause people with smaller hands to be technologically isolated from the masses ha.
I guess I understand the point of view, but even at the much smaller % of the iPhone sales, Apple was still selling many millions of Mini-sized iPhones.
Besides, there are plenty of Apple products that did not sell well compared to the product category, and Apple continued to sell it. Look at the Apple Watch when it was first launched compared to now.
Not saying that Apple will definitely sell a smaller iPhone again, but I wouldn't bet against it.
Maybe once the novelty of large phones wear off, the market might shift again towards smaller phones.
Maybe.
Along this line of thought, wonder is not so much novelty but where the deals were?
Recently handed a server my Mini so she could get the promo code off it and she was amazed at how light and comfortable it is. Told her it was the 13 Mini, she said "never knew it existed". Did not/do not follow telco deals, so speculation here, since many people get their phones on deals, most of those are/were "regular" or Pros, so Mini never was on radars? Add in Apple maybe never really advertised it well (can say pretty much same for SEs), poor advertising by Apple and partners helped doom it?
"Awful" battery life argument is probably not applicable here as 1) Average Person on the Street does not follow tech sites 2) never used/tried a Mini so battery life probably was never part of their equation. (for the record, battery life for me is fine: I don't live on the phone, play games, videos, doom scroll social media sites)
I live in Phoenix, AZ. Here and around the valley big trucks are king. No big deal really, except that since 2019 we've all of a sudden gotten a lot of aggressive drivers. Speeding (in excess of 100mph on city streets), blowing red lights (often at over 100mph), weaving in and out of traffic and a lot of tailgating.…who wants a tiny putt putt sedan when they can have F-150 Raptor! Go big or go home