iPhone 12 mini Buy iPhone 12 Mini to use as iPod?

[applegoldfish]

Hello lovely people of Macrumors, I have an iPod Nano 7th gen (2015) which is almost on its last legs, and I'm considering buying a new iPhone 12 Mini 64GB to use it as iPod touch w/o sim and only on Wi-Fi. I'll be using Apple music and offline saved music for non Wi-Fi zones. My prime reason to pick 12 Mini is because of its small size. The small size is a major factor for me, and I've considered the new iPhone SE (2016) 32GB, but it's way too old and sourcing a battery down the road will be hard.

I will purely be using it for music only and no other apps at all.

Kindly give your suggestions which iPhone is best to make it as iPod. I can even put downloaded flacs from Qobuz on my iPod for offline use.

Thank you!

 

[MegaBlue]

That would work very easily, though to be honest, if it's single purpose is JUST for Apple Music and your personal FLAC files, and you have no intention to use it for anything else and use no other apps or services, I would buy a cheap android phone or even something like a used LG V20 or something with a higher-end DAC + microSD card slot. Apple Music supports Hi-Res lossless and realistically you'll have much more flexibility with the option for features like a system wide customizable EQ and whatnot.

 

[applegoldfish]

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Nozuka]

If you want a cheap iPhone with longest software support, the iPhone SE (2022) might be worth considering.
Should be one of the cheapest options and not much bigger than the 12 Mini.

 

[babyexercise]

Hello lovely people of Macrumors, I have an iPod Nano 7th gen (2015) which is almost on its last legs, and I'm considering buying a new iPhone 12 Mini 64GB to use it as iPod touch w/o sim and only on Wi-Fi. I'll be using Apple music and offline saved music for non Wi-Fi zones. My prime reason to pick 12 Mini is because of its small size. The small size is a major factor for me, and I've considered the new iPhone SE (2016) 32GB, but it's way too old and sourcing a battery down the road will be hard.

I will purely be using it for music only and no other apps at all.

Kindly give your suggestions which iPhone is best to make it as iPod. I can even put downloaded flacs from Qobuz on my iPod for offline use.

Thank you!

You use phone too right? Just buy a iPhone mini with maximum storage

 

[TurboJobo]

if just for music why not the iphone se 2020? i see those going for 100 dlls everywhere used