Ahead of iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max Pre-Orders, Media Sites Share Hands-On Impressions

[4jasontv]

camera, battery, screen size, ram. Am I missing something else? For 100$ more its a no brainer for me

$100 isn’t nothing, but if I wanted a large phone I’d probably go with the pro. Not because it makes a difference, but because the gold looks nice.

 

[x-evil-x]

$100 isn’t nothing, but if I wanted a large phone I’d probably go with the pro. Not because it makes a difference, but because the gold looks nice.

100$ over 2 years is 4$ more a month. If you look at it like that id give up one Starbucks coffee a month to have all those extra features.

 

[Biorunner]

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Does anyone know what is this? It was in the Mini video.

It’s the leather slip case they showed in the keynote. It’s shown flipped over in the shot above. It’s got a window cutout on the other side that shows the time on the phone.

 

[Maxerl]

Do that many people have tiny hands? Idk. It's just curiosity.

I don't know, maybe 50% (some men, many women, children etc...)

 

[Apples n' Stone]

The silver finish is really nice this year. The metallic colours have somewhat matured, but I wonder if in the future we will see some more finishes that mix and match - i.e. silver edges with a graphite back or something. Apple has not really done that before though, so perhaps not. Would also be a logistic nightmare I image when it comes to a consistent and practical supple chain inventory & flow

But I Would certainly welcome it

I love my silver 12 Pro, but by far it’s biggest feature is the array of magnets situated on the short sides of the device to pick up fingerprints. I’ve had a silver X since launch day and it’s never looked like this does after 5 seconds out the case!

It’s a minor inconvenience on all the pros this year, the design is more advanced than we are..:

 

[bklement]

I never understood the "want" for the mini. It seems way too small. I think the 6.1 Pro is the perfect Goldilocks phone. I have had the Plus/Max versions for several years, and decided to go down a tad this year. Glad I did. I'm loving mine!

But, I'm happy that those who have been asking for a smaller phone get to finally have one.

I'm still happily using my original SE, coming from a 5.5" android. I am still torn between keeping it or switching to the mini. I don't care about the camera, does the pro have any other extra?

 

[NewUsername]

Why don’t they optimize iOS for each screen size?

Sad that the smallest screen looks exactly the same as the biggest screen. Lazy design.

When you use iOS with the original SE, you only have five rows of apps on the home screen instead of six. That’s why the default home screen has the last row empty on every phone except for the original SE (and the iPod touch).

 

[MartyvH]

The mini is well and truly compact! About the same size as my old Sony Z5 Compact, which I thought was perfection, but with a bigger screen. That's plenty of screen! Plenty of performance, plenty of everything.

 

[Zammir]

Correction: the guy reviewing the mini said it can’t shoot in Dolby Vision.
*it can*

 

[vtrautia]

Finally Apple sells modern iPhone that is not phablet.

 

[Factor7]

Have you noticed how they never use any of the previous “plus” models as a size comparison? Reviewers say the 12 Pro Max is huge and slightly uncomfortable to hold and whatnot but it is just a couple mm bigger than the iphone 6+, 7+ or 8+(160mm x 78mm vs 158mm x 77.9mm - body wise)

Also, if you look at Apple’s comparison tool (well, not now because the store is down) and set an iphone 7+ or 8+ side by side with the 12 pro max, the latter dwarfs them both despite the 2 millimeters that set them apart.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

The 12 Mini is the secret star this year. 😄

 

[Pilot Jones]

Have you use an iPhone with the notch yet? Seriously, it's a complete non-issue. People have made wayyyyyy too much of a deal out of the notch. You don't even notice it in general use.

You do understand that different people have different user experiences, right?

I have used an iPhone with a notch and no, I cannot get over a bathtub intruding onto my screen. I wish I didn't notice it like you, but I can't help it. It's just too goddamn big.

For me, it is kind of a big deal and I'm sure I'm not the only one on this forum for whom it is.

 

[nexusrule]

if only there was a phone bigger than a iphone 12 mini , and smaller than and iphone 12 max. They could call it iphone 12

If they do it I hope they make both the pro and non-pro version of it.

 

[Metrosey]

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[hagjohn]

I pre-ordered a Pacific Blue 12 Pro Max from AT&T. Expected delivery Nov. 13th.

 

[bbates123]

That's kind of shocking to me, as my experience has been totally different. If I'm viewing media, I almost always view fullscreen. I don't wear baggy pants, and all my phones have fit. I don't have large hands (I'm a small, Italian dude), and larger phones have been comfortable. Discreet while traveling sounds pervy (haha jk). And no phone has felt heavy. I'll take your word for public transit as I live in So Cal and we don't do public transit - unfortunately. I'd love to have it.

I appreciate your response. Answers my curiosity and broadens my understanding. Truly IDIC. I honestly wanted to understand how/why the "mini" folk are so excited as you all obviously are. Thanks!

Just adding to what others have already said, it's really all about the one handed use, the size, and the weight. For me, going from a XS the size/weight difference will be huge...while still retaining a screen that's larger than the 6/7/8. It's the phone I've been literally waiting for since the original SE and maybe the most excited I've been for an iPhone release since the 4. It won't be great for viewing some content like videos but I have a Macbook and an iPad for that.

 

[cocky jeremy]

The Max is still not big enough

I'd take a 7" iPhone.

 

[hybrid_x]

I love how all impressions are describing the mini as "incredibly small" like ok we were just using an iPhone 5S six years ago...

"It's nice to be able to use the whole phone with one hand" the fact that this is being touted as a "feature" baffles me. This should be a basic requirement for a portable device.

Not only that, many of us are still using the original iPhone SE, which was only discontinued two years ago. That form factor was explicitly designed to be a one-hand phone, and in my opinion, is the perfect size.

My SE will probably need upgrading next year, so I'm really torn between the 12 Mini and the 12 Pro. I really want the better cameras, but love the one-handed form factor of the Mini. I'll see how they feel in hand.

 

[MacBH928]

I am surprised people are amazed how small the "mini" is, its literally just as big as the iphone 7 which is bigger than the iphone 5 which was actually made bigger from iphone 4s. Its not mini...its a large screen cellphone. iPhone12/PRO should be called iPad Minis.

 

[4jasontv]

100$ over 2 years is 4$ more a month. If you look at it like that id give up one Starbucks coffee a month to have all those extra features.

I wouldn’t pay a coffee a month to have a bigger phone.

 

[x-evil-x]

I wouldn’t pay a coffee a month to have a bigger phone.

that's you. I would of given the mini a better look if they didn't give the max all the best features this year. Should of at least given the smaller pro all the same camera hardware imo.

 

[frogslapper]

The iphone mini is smaller than the iphone 6/7/8, but the screen size is .7 inches bigger than the iphone 6/7/8. That is honestly amazing. The name is a bit misleading, since the screen size is quite a bit bigger than the flagship (non-plus) iphones prior to the X. And the mini screen size is actually only .1 inches smaller than the iphone 6/7/8 PLUS screen.

 

[james948]

edit; double post

 

[james948]

Who else is hoping the Mini takes us back to this.