Maybe a Product Red Ferrari Edition?A complete re-design iPhone is long overdue. I'm talking Titanium frame, frosted glass cameras, flushed volume/power buttons, Product Red iPhone Pro Max.
Maybe a Product Red Ferrari Edition?A complete re-design iPhone is long overdue. I'm talking Titanium frame, frosted glass cameras, flushed volume/power buttons, Product Red iPhone Pro Max.
Large phones fit in pockets. Maybe some women’s clothing isn’t accommodating, but I’m no expert on that one.That’s because our phones fit in our pockets, lol.
Actually, they go by sales. Apple is a corporation that makes things to sell for a profit. If a large group of very vocal people, wanted a phone with a 2” screen, Apple would sell it. Actual sales numbers proved there is no large group.They didnt learn that the hard way, they just dont care about the actual LARGE group of very vocal people.
If you want to have some kind of giant sized brick in your pants bulging out of your front pockets in public and look ridiculous, you have a plethora of choices for that. Many of us don't want that and have basically ZERO options.
That's the thing. What you described is generally developed markets, and as you implied, growth is quite stagnant with people are upgrading less often. Smartphone market penetration and growth are mainly in emerging markets, where people are buying smartphones as their first, or only "computer." And as such, the demand is for larger screen. As that's where the growth market is, that's where companies will tailor their products to match.Everyone in my extended family has a small phone. And they don't upgrade very often because a phone is just a phone. They all use computers when computers are needed and tablets when tablets are needed.
Now I completely understand that if one can only afford one device, then a large phone is needed or that a small phone is not a positive fashion statement. Now it is time for all of the laid off tech workers to realize that having the latest and greatest so you can brag to your friends is not so important when you don't have a job.
I´Ve just sold my iphone 13 after one year used, and bought an iPhone 13 mini, feel so much better in my handI hold out hope for the return of the mini form factor, perhaps some day when it comes with the "Dynamic Island" feature as well. In the mean time, I will roll with my fantastic 13 mini; at the end of 2023 I might pay for a battery replacement to make her run like new again.
I was certain that my next iPhone purchase would be USB-C, but after some soul searching, I’m happier (for lots of reasons I won’t list) sticking with Lightning and a sim tray for a few more years.I will replace my iPhone XR on day one when an iPhone with USB-C is available.
No one I’ve ever met on android or iOS wanted a smaller phone.
Nice to meet you!Even older people who at first would gravitate to smaller phones, figured out quickly that they can’t see what’s on the screen.
The SE's only purpose was to get into India, Apple doesn't care about it and would rather sell the pro.Apple don't want people to have premium feel in Smaller iPhone. Apple should rename Mini to SE. Keep IPS instead of OLED to reduce the cost.
I am 72. I have a mini 12 which I love. I use it for calls and music. For everything else (books, video, youtube, web) I use an iPad and a Mac. On very rare occasions with my mini in my pocket when I needed to check something on the web or use the maps app never had a problem with the smaller screen since I aleays wear glasses (like most seniors I know).Nice to meet you!
I love my 13 mini and I am 60. Hope to hang on to it for as long as I can. I have an advanced corneal condition called keratoconus (KC). I can see the phone okay with custom scleral lenses (big contact lenses) + reading glasses. Without correction I can read the screen well enough at 6" from my nose with one eye. I will not buy a bigger phone, ever, if I can help it.
How many of those people aren't buying an iPhone 14 though? Even if it's "only" a 5% sales bump by offering the mini model, that's still around 10 million phones.So 1 in 12 users want the mini back. Given that Apple currently has “only” 8 different iPhone models on sale (not counting color/storage variants) (and which includes the mini 13 at present), it may be a tough call.
And if the iPhone Mini drops to a once-every-three-year cadence like the iPad Mini… that sounds great! That's exactly the right update cycle for most people and their phones.
Surely Apple has the best data insight into who is using which iPhone model, and is switching or not switching, or is defecting to Android, to make that judgement. I’m hoping for an eventual new mini model as well, though.How many of those people aren't buying an iPhone 14 though? Even if it's "only" a 5% sales bump by offering the mini model, that's still around 10 million phones.