Huge mini fan, but you know you can't compare the pocket PCs we have today to the OG iPhones without the App Store. The screen size has jumped to extremes because phones are the single device a lot of people use for everything.
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Huge mini fan, but you know you can't compare the pocket PCs we have today to the OG iPhones without the App Store. The screen size has jumped to extremes because phones are the single device a lot of people use for everything.
Agree . . . also given the sporadic availability of a "mini" model the replacement cycle may not have worked to the Mini 12's advantage - people wanting a mini form factor may already have given up and bought an 11 of some type so weren't ready for another upgrade.
Define "a lot".
I think it's a minority and a small minority at that. For everyone else, their phone will always be an extension of at least one other device with a larger display.
Work is a totally different animal, but if you remove the need for a laptop for work I think more people are using a phone than a laptop/iPad for everything else. I don't even think that is really debatable.
I would argue the phone is the main device, and everything else is an extension of that.
What the hell are you doing with you iphone, watching 6 hours youtube nonstop? I have my mini since the launch and never had a problem with the battery- usually it lasts 1,5 days with 4 hours screen time a day. I don't get this battery life complaints, the battery is much better then the iphones 2-3 years ago.
Asked for flagship spec in a smaller package.
Given a smaller package in a mid-spec.
Given a smaller package in a mid-spec.
Just the usual: social media, email, reddit. It's not bad when connected to wifi, but as soon as I am on cellular network, the battery starts to drain like crazy. Guessing you are on wifi all day? I could never get 1.5 days out of this thing with light usage.
Have you checked the Mobile Data Options in settings? If you don't use 5G, then turn that bad boy off to save a decent amount of battery and just use 4G.
I agree. I don't want a luggage phone because I have an iPad or several Macs for reading on a larger screen when I want.
I get a day with my mini with keeping 5G on all the time. I don't do reddit or social media. I mainly check email, MR, and some work related apps
That, along with the price being $50+ dollars cheaper just to get people hooked on the mini Apple drug.
Things may or may not have been dramatically different sales wise but it will be interesting to see what happens this year.1- wont get huge sales
2- mini is done just like the headphone jack. They tried and wasn’t successful, move on.
I wonder if with the pandemic, and people not being out & about, mini sales suffered. When I'm out, I really want a pocketable phone that is comfortable in my front pocket when sitting. Now with people being more mobile again, I could see customers revisiting what works for them when out and active.
The 6.1" and 6.5" models were introduced pre-pandemic and flourished. That led Apple to introduce the 6.7" model. I don't see any reason why consumers would turn to small phones any time soon. Phablet sales suggest consumers want larger displays to view content especially when they're away from home or the office.
No one wants a phone with a scaled screen resolution. That’s the problem IMO.
If the iPhone 13 mini has actually reasonable battery life, then Apple could reconsider keeping the form factor for the 2022 model. A big "killer" for iPhone 12 mini sales was the shorter battery life per charge compared to the regular iPhone 12, in the opinion of many.
Thanks for the tip; I will give it a try. My phone went from 74% to 33% between noon and now.
Jpack, what about the 5.8" Pro models though, they did sell well, and although not considered a small phone, definitely fits the 'compact' phone category. How would you feel if Apple re-introduces this size?
If the rumored increase in battery size is accurate, you are looking at about an extra hour or so.