Wonder how some Mini owners will react now that this will seem like a repudiation of their taste. They will also not get societal affirmation of their choice. Will they return/ replace their devices for a Pro?
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I wanted mini for its size and I got it, its great, really comfy to hold, use, carry in my pockets, love it! Since Im not a power user(and with screen that small, why would you?), battery life is good enough for my usage patterns, more than, I get 2-3 days and could squeeze out 4 days if situation would call for it. Always using it with power saver mode tho, since I dont need everything synced to cloud and updating 24/7.
If they could squeeze all the Pro Max camera tech into Pro and, perhaps, somehow get even better battery life and, perhaps, also squeeze in a bit bigger battery, then I will probably upgrade to iPhone 13 Pro, tho its bordering on the "almost too big" for me, iOS handling should improve with future software updates, however the size when carried in pants pockets is already bit big, and Im fairly tall with hands to match. My former Galaxy S8 already was too big in that regard.
If they dont do more than "just" camera upgrade on Pro, I might as well just get the behemoth Pro Max and enjoy the big screen, bigger battery with great battery life and just treat it not as a phone but as a smallish iPad'esque device that I can carry around with me everywhere, IF they make that ugly notch thinner from top to bottom.
Funny that I find it uglyish on Pro Max, while perfectly fine on smaller screened Mini and 6.1

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