12 Mini adoption always was going to be a bit of a slow burn, between the late introduction and the new place in the lineup. Sure, it would be an easier sell if it was $100 less, but there are a lot of people who want a pocket-sized phone with advanced features. I got my gf one for Xmas, and pretty much all of her friends want one now (they didn’t even know that such a thing existed before seeing hers).
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iPhone 12 Mini Sales Lackluster Compared to Other Models
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I hope this doesn't mean Apple will quit making the Mini. I love mine.
If you want a big screen...you should check out this thing called the iPad.
If you want a big screen...you should check out this thing called the iPad.
SE came out last year with the same chip as the 11's and 11 Pro's and the camera was decent for $399 - compared to 11 at $699.
I think $499 or even $549 is more reasonable. This should of been the new SE rather than that 8 bastard child of a phone lol
I went from an iPhone 11 Pro Max to an iPhone 12 Mini. I love the size and can't see ever going back to a larger device.
I haven't had an issue with battery life, but I've also made a conscious effort to drastically reduce the amount of time I waste staring at my phone. The only thing I miss from the Pro is the camera.
I haven't had an issue with battery life, but I've also made a conscious effort to drastically reduce the amount of time I waste staring at my phone. The only thing I miss from the Pro is the camera.
That’s not true. At all.
I very much want a smaller phone and my wife loves her mini. I ended up going with the pro for the camera features but if the mini had these camera features I wouldn’t have hesitated.
mans im sure I’m not alone. Plenty of people want a smaller phone, but prioritize camera quality.
I think it has a very realistic price point. In the end, it’s a high end phone, with smaller screen and meh battery life (not that terrible, better than the SE in fact). We could argue that the rest have more unrealistic price points. Assume that the reason why it doesn’t sell is simple: screen size.
There's giant billboards all over my city showcasing both the Max and the Mini.
Looking at this wrong. The Mini served it's purpose honestly, and that's what Apple wanted. Remember the Mini actually replaced the iPhone 11 in terms of pricing tiers. This put the iPhone 12 100$ more, meaning more profit for Apple, thus justifying the price hike by the Mini's existence. Now if you look at this as the absolute numbers, 6% of 1,000,000 is still 60,000. Percentages are misleading, and to say that no one wants the mini, when there might be at least 60,000 people out there who want it (just used 1,000,000 as an arbitrary numerical example, because I'm sure Apple sold at least 1,000,000 iPhone models in that time period).
Don’t forget the screen, camera, fresher look. More than just a quarter inch in size.
I totally agree. Complaining about HomePod Mini's not being battery powered and having a permanent power cord was almost as fashionable. And gave the "Apple needs smaller phones" a good competitive run.
Dammit people, buy more minis! I love mine and hope it sticks around for generations to come.
I'm a 6' tall male with average to above average hand size for my height. I came from an iPhone Xs and couldn't be happier. I don't have to bother with reachability for one hand use and it fits cofortably in pants pockets.
Personally I would have paid the same price as an iPhone 12 for it. I was just happy it had all the same features rather than a budget model with things cut out.
Same here, I used it the other day for tethered internet on my work laptop for about 2-3 hours plus a normal full day of use and made it on a single charge.
A mini and a iPad Pro 11" make a great combo, in my opinion.
Be careful about comparisons and hasty conclusions. If it were a phone from almost any other manufacturer, the mini would be a hit. And it is likely still very profitable for Apple--probably more profitable than many other non-iPhone products that are considered successful. Not everything has to be a best-seller...especially not at the scale of the most successful product...um...ever?
iPhone X was introduced late in November and it sold just fine. Ya'll love coming up with excuses.
But i got a mini for every person in my family of 4 for $700. Spent ~ $175 each for iPhone 8 to trade in. Yes, I’m stuck with my carrier for 2 years but they are the cheapest by far and I’ve been with them for 10 years. Don’t see moving anytime soon.
Not if you want to make some money for your shareholders.
But yeah personally I like your socialist approach to production.
Unfortunately, capitalism is still on top :/
Is this in America? I haven't seen anything in my area much less on t.v.. although I don't want a lot of mainstream t.v. channels.
Tech geeks have a really tough time understanding that their needs are generally never representative of the general public's needs. They can't see that people who frequent these websites are a small subset of the population.
I'm surprised the SE sales figures aren't higher. Best deal in a new smartphone. I'm also surprised the 12 Pro Max sales figures are so high. So many people struggling through the pandemic yet they're willing to spend almost as much as a used car for a telephone.
People complained about not having a 12 inch MacBook after the machine developed by IBM Japan went away but the 12 inch MacBook hasn't sold so well. If it had better processors, maybe it could have but it seems that people just like to complain.