Which would be a shame. The only reason I didn't buy the Mini was because I had just bought the new SE, which for my uses is good enough. I'm not a fan of big phones (small hands 😂) which means eventually, when the time I feel like upgrading comes around...I'd pick up something like the Mini in a heartbeat.
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iPhone 12 Mini Reportedly Accounted for Only 5% of Sales in First Half of January
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Deniers: “This is still not evidence of poor sales! These are all rumours and speculation until Tim Cook personally visits Foxconn and shuts down the line on live TV.”
Rest of the world: “Nobody wants a small display when we’re consuming more media every day.”
Rest of the world: “Nobody wants a small display when we’re consuming more media every day.”
The research is only for the U.S. though? I've read other reports that the mini is popular in Asia.
I also think the pandemic has had an effect. People aren't thinking as much about going out with a smaller phone, and also not gathering as much with friends to show off their smaller phone.
I also think the pandemic has had an effect. People aren't thinking as much about going out with a smaller phone, and also not gathering as much with friends to show off their smaller phone.
Agreed. I would have loved a telephoto lens and a better battery on that phone. I would have gone smaller.
The whole idea of there being a huge subset of users that still want a tiny iPhone has never made sense to me. They're just a really vocal minority that never seems to amount to much in significant sales. Most people use their smartphones more than any other device, and as smartphones become more and more capable every year, the screens actually NEED to be bigger. If you're just looking at Twitter and iMessage and making phone calls, yeah, a tiny phone might be fine. But most people do more than that with their phones and the sales prove it.
Yes, similar feelings!
No telephoto turned me off.
So went for Max. Good phone but uncomfortable to hold. And heavy. XS Max was much more comfortable (for me...)
In China, the minimum phone size is 6.45” whether you buy from Vivo, Oppo, or any other domestic brand.
Don’t blame the pandemic. Phablets were growing fast even before 2020.
If they'd want to save money, wouldn't bother with tv+.
I doubt that having the best camera on the mini would change anything. Most people today want a "good enough" camera and a larger screen.
Sad news if that is true, but at least I have mine 
. Probably they could still use the mini as the base for the SE3. The timing of the mini release was really bad also, just a couple of months after the SE2 and coming after the 6,1. Probably it wouldn’t change too much the things but I think that it did not help on the numbers
. Probably they could still use the mini as the base for the SE3. The timing of the mini release was really bad also, just a couple of months after the SE2 and coming after the 6,1. Probably it wouldn’t change too much the things but I think that it did not help on the numbers
Now days we don’t use phones as phones we use them as little computers so small mini phones are just to small
Hmmm, 5% of sales for the whole iPhone lineup for the whole year? The Mini was only available for two months of 2020, and there were like 12 other models sold in 2020 (11, 11 Pro, Max, SE, 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, etc), I wonder what percentages the other models sold in 2020, I don't think that they sold as few Minis as we are made to believe. I'll be getting one to replace my XS soon.
First half of January. At least read the headline before replying.
Imagine they had introduced the 5.4" as the iPhone 12, and the 6.1" as the iPhone 12 max. Most people would have bought the 5.4" because they just want the "regular" iphone.
Hopefully this doesn't cause Apple to bail on the design; it's the first iPhone I've felt comfortable buying since they killed off the 4" iPhone SE and if I'm forced into gianto-phones in the future I'm gonna be super bummed.
I just want a phone that I can comfortably use one-handed (and even the iPhone 12 Mini is barely reaching that most days) and doesn't feel like I'm trying to fit a small baking sheet into my pocket at any given moment.
And for the individuals that want a compact, modern iPhone with a great camera but don't sit around watching feature length films on their devices all day? Just SOL I guess?
I just want a phone that I can comfortably use one-handed (and even the iPhone 12 Mini is barely reaching that most days) and doesn't feel like I'm trying to fit a small baking sheet into my pocket at any given moment.
Not really a surprise, I would have bought one to replace my original SE if I were leaving the house on a regular basis. But at home no need for a phone of any size with an ipad and macbook. I just hope the stock will held until autumn and drop the price with iphone 13 coming out.
Btw, I would be very interested in the market share among people with other devices (tablet, mac) registered to their icloud account. Keeping people spending thousands on other devices would make selling mini phones worthwhile.
It's because people want the pro features in the mini size, which wasn't available.
Apple introduced the XR as the lower end iPhone and the Xs as the regular iPhone. The XR sold more.
iPhone SE 2020 sold well because it was cheap not because of the small size.
Apple also f'd up by calling it the "mini".
Apple also f'd up by calling it the "mini".
Give it time, it should replace XR and 11 in pricing while the battery boost is a must.
Love the mini, it's my favorite phone since the 7!
Love the mini, it's my favorite phone since the 7!