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iPhone 12 Mini Sales Lackluster Compared to Other Models
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What? I "bypassed" the mini because I rather have better cameras. Battery life isn't too much of an issue anymore for me due to constant topping off via wireless charging.
Maybe some people just like small phones?
I watched people spend their $1200 on nothing they needed and the next week, they had to remove a loaf of bread because they couldn't afford it.
Majority of the current iPhone mini users maybe iPhone 5 design loyalists, but they are very loyal. Economies of scale suggest it will fly off the shelf when it becomes 3rd generation iPhone SE.
Having said that, this is not a good sign for those that wants iPhone 13/14 Pro mini.
Having said that, this is not a good sign for those that wants iPhone 13/14 Pro mini.
It will be very disappointing if Apple doesn't keep producing the mini. People and their luggage size phones...You are cramping my style. 
I get a chuckle when I hear or read about how "no one wants an iPhone mini" and that the battery sucks and seemingly no one can make it through a day with an iPhone mini.
Was time for my wife and I to upgrade; we both bought Minis. Granted we're what, 2 months in? Not a huge sample size -- but for 2 people who are on their phones I would guess a normal if not higher than normal amount (because pandemic), we've yet to run out of battery at the end of a normal day, which starts with usage at 5:45am or 6:00am and ends around 23:00.
Can't argue with sales numbers; but to somehow say that it's a "terrible battery life phone" or "it will not last a day" or "no one wants it, obviously" and should be discontinued is a bit much. Instead, probably more fair to say that--sure, it's not for everybody...but there are plenty of iPhone mini owners who are likely happy and satisfied and make it through an entire day with some kind of normal usage pattern. We're two of them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Was time for my wife and I to upgrade; we both bought Minis. Granted we're what, 2 months in? Not a huge sample size -- but for 2 people who are on their phones I would guess a normal if not higher than normal amount (because pandemic), we've yet to run out of battery at the end of a normal day, which starts with usage at 5:45am or 6:00am and ends around 23:00.
Can't argue with sales numbers; but to somehow say that it's a "terrible battery life phone" or "it will not last a day" or "no one wants it, obviously" and should be discontinued is a bit much. Instead, probably more fair to say that--sure, it's not for everybody...but there are plenty of iPhone mini owners who are likely happy and satisfied and make it through an entire day with some kind of normal usage pattern. We're two of them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There are physics laws. You can’t make a light, small, thin phone with great cameras and good battery life. That’s the real reason why the Pro Max has a larger sensor than the Pro, not because Apple wants to downgrade the standard Pro.
Yes, here's a website of just how many Apple billboards are all over LA. They also had a pretty strong advertising campaign on TikTok, they were the first ad you'd see when you opened the app. I know this site hates TikTok, but that reaches millions of eyes a day.
You've got to be kidding. The 12 Pro Max was also "released after the initial offering" but the sales of that model is about 400% higher.
Apple hasn't promoted the mini in any meaningful way? If you visit apple.com, the first thing you see is "iPhone 12 from $699."
I love the mini but I kind of saw that coming to be honest. It's price is up there(cost me 1050 euros for the 256 model) and for most people bigger screen just means more phone. Unless Samsung and the rest offer a smaller size phone, I don't think Apple will bother to keep and update a mini phone in its lineup.
Not to mention the pandemic hit the world particularly hard as 2020 was coming to an end. I think that also contributed to the lower than anticipated figures.
I am talking about tv advertisements and the like, JPack. I didn't expect the mini to have high sales this go -round given the big phone competition but, I had hoped for a little better.
Quite the take. Perhaps they do but they want more than 20 minutes battery life.
If something were to go wrong with my iPhone X I'd buy a mini.
I would prefer a smaller phone.
I would prefer a smaller phone.
Looks like a fair amount of advertising in California. When did the state get out of lockdown?
I upgraded from my 11 Pro (first new phone in 5 years) to the mini specifically for the size. We exist, but are clearly nowhere close to a majority. This will be my iPhone for the next 5 years and I couldn’t be happier with it 🤷♂️
My phone is the original SE 128GB. I prefer the size and having looked and held the Mini I know it will work for me.
But the reason I haven’t bought one?
The iPhone SE is still supported with the latest OS. I have no reason to upgrade.
But the reason I haven’t bought one?
The iPhone SE is still supported with the latest OS. I have no reason to upgrade.
Me too! I've got my mini a couple days ago and I am very pleased with it. I finally have a PERFECT smartphone again, not a huge, ugly phablet.
The battery has to be smaller - it's just physics
that's why i said "except battery life"
Yes that's an exclusion to the actual problem.
If a person goes into Apple and sees a 12 mini for $29 a month or the regular 12 at $33 a month, the value is better for the 12 at $4 a month extra.
But the 6% is equal to 10 million in sales over a year! So, maybe fewer want it, but they still sell 10 million copies of it, which is huge for some phone manufacturers.