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steve jobs is rolling in his grave right now with the SKU lineup of apple products

The smartphone market is a lot different now than when Jobs was alive 9 years ago.

Hell... it took 3 years after he died to finally get two sizes of iPhones...

The iPhone is a mature product/platform... I don't see a problem with expansion. Consumers want choice.
 
If I recall correctly, they got rid of the "Plus" because when the "Plus" was around it differentiated regarding size AND features (e. g. iPhone 7 vs 7 Plus). So they went for "Max" to differentiate only the size.

Then imo they messed up, because the plus model had the same PPI screen, and the only discernible feature difference I think was image stabilization. However max comes across in my head as being more aligned with maximum features, similar to how the word ultra is used.
 
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iPhone mini? Yes, please! I'll be among the first in line.

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Well... Perhaps then a "12mini" will get a price reduction vs. the "12"

If the 12 gets a +$50 vs. 11 (as rumors suggest), that would put the "12" at $750; and feasibly the "12mini" would be $650.

It's going to take some time to get used to "mini". Blech.
 
I love tiny things like Bloody Queen in Alice in Wonderland... I'll sell my iPhone 11 and buy the iPhone 12 Mini or 5.4" inch iPhone 12, whatever it'll be called, when Apple releases it.

you like small things and bought an iPhone 11, find the mistake. - its a huge fat piece of junk and YOU bought it although there were smaller and lighter alternatives
 
Well... Perhaps then a "12mini" will get a price reduction vs. the "12"

If the 12 gets a +$50 vs. 11 (as rumors suggest), that would put the "12" at $750; and feasibly the "12mini" would be $650.

It's going to take some time to get used to "mini". Blech.

But rumours saying phones start from 749 not 650....749 for a 5.4 phone is too high imo.
 
iPhone SE will continue on as the best overall iPhone.

TouchID or bust.

FaceID can go to Hades.


ETA: OLED is throwaway tech. I don't do throwaway tech.

ETA2: BRING BACK THE PLUS PHONE WITH THE BEST SCREEN EVER IN ANY PHONE!
 
But rumours saying phones start from 749 not 650....749 for a 5.4 phone is too high imo.
Yes! 750 for a "mini" is too high. And calling it a "mini" makes it sound like a diminuitive product, and I would hope that the price matches what consumers expect a diminuitive product to be priced at. $750 does not see like a price for a diminuitive product.

Though Apple could pull "marketing research" out their butt and easily price it at $750, knowing full well that people will "pay whatever for a small phone".... They read Macrumors. It's still all your faults if the phone is $750, lol 😂 (kidding)
 
Yes! 750 for a "mini" is too high. And calling it a "mini" makes it sound like a diminuitive product, and I would hope that the price matches what consumers expect a diminuitive product to be priced at. $750 does not see like a price for a diminuitive product.

Though Apple could pull "marketing research" out their butt and easily price it at $750, knowing full well that people will "pay whatever for a small phone".... They read Macrumors. It's still all your faults if the phone is $750, lol 😂 (kidding)

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I still have no idea what the difference between the iphone X, iphone xr, iphone xs, iphone xs max is.
I am certain that was a major reason why sales were down. No one understands that jargon. especially when the iphone se and iphone 11, iphone 11 pro and iphone 11 pro max are selling at the same time. I miss the days of ibook, imac, powerbook, powermac. It's so confusing to consumer having more than those kinds of options. You always leave the store wondering if you should have gotten the better model. ick.
 
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