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Ahead of iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max Pre-Orders, Media Sites Share Hands-On Impressions
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I tried to vote with my wallet, but it fell off my iPhone somewhere /s
My reference is that the screen is 1mm narrower than my old HTC One (the original, 2013 model) but the phone itself is 4mm narrower (it's actually 1mm narrower than the Z5 Compact). The HTC's screen was perfectly fine to type on, so I know that isn't too small for me, but I always wanted the phone a little narrower so I could hold it more securely when typing or operating one-handed (especially with a case adding some width). So size-wise this is just about perfect for me, and what I've been waiting for someone to actually make.
Agreed. They should have given all the sizes the same specs even if that means holding back features they could have put in the max. Now their sales figures won't represent what customers actually want. My hope is that people opt for the mini in spite of it not having some things.
If only there was a bigger screen device with phone capabilities, they could call it the iPhonePad, or for short, the iPad, and make it in different sizes too, that would be just great.
For me, using a smaller phone (XS MAX to X) has significantly reduced my screen time. Instead of watching random videos and looking up random ****, it stays in my pocket. It’s been great for kicking the smartphone use habit, which is currently terrible (look at Milennials/Gen Z).
The mini should be even better for this. Plus, it will be nice to have one handed use of a phone again.
I have enjoyed my iPhone X since it came out. But I always wanted to use it without a case, since the cases made it bulkier than I prefer. But I want to be careful with the glass enclosure. I also experienced some wrist soreness one year around March Madness, likely some tendinitis from constantly checking scores. So given that the mini will be a great size even with a case, and it’s nice and light, I’m really thinking this is the perfect phone. I had been hoping for this since the rumors of an iPhone XE, so I resisted the 11 last year
No chance of this: Apple want to upsell you to the larger and more profitable phone.
It's the same with other manufacturers. Samsung once offered the same specs in different sizes (the S8 series), but subsequently have reserved fancier cameras, higher storage or RAM for larger phones. Even Sony, who long kept the idea of a "compact flagship" alive, do this. Maybe cameras are a space thing, but not RAM or storage, those are marketing decisions.
Seems like you got it all figured out. Why don’t you start your own tech company??
