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iPhone 15 Redesign Tops Users' Wish Lists, But 'Mini' Form Factor Still Has Its Fans
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I got the 12PM in 2020 and a friend got the mini. I hated my pro max for the size and weight after a few months. My friend convinced me the mini was perfect and I finally got a 13 mini on sale back in June (I begrudgingly stuck with the PM for 18 months).
Safe to say I’m fully converted. I had started to feel like Apple products were a bit stale and less exciting. But the mini brought and old school Apple nostalgia back. I love it. I will hold onto it for as long as I can.
Safe to say I’m fully converted. I had started to feel like Apple products were a bit stale and less exciting. But the mini brought and old school Apple nostalgia back. I love it. I will hold onto it for as long as I can.
not necessarily true. we could on the other hand say that the large phone preference are a very small group of very vocal folks.
“small” folks experience this same problem in the fashion industry that make clothing mostly for folks who are 6 feet tall, and yet there is a population of folks with disposable income who do not fit in those “average” sizes favored by the fashion industry. it is as though “smaller” folks are punished for being small.
i believe it makes good business sense for apple to add to its iphone lineup a mini model with pro features 🤞🏽
Please take note how TOO EXPENSIVE has double the amount of responses as TOO BIG in reference to the iPhone 14 Plus.
People don't want smaller phones. People want cheaper phones, and those are going to be smaller. How Macrumors creates this takeaway that people want smaller phones, from this data that says otherwise, and 2 years of poor sales of Apple's mini phone...is beyond me. Logic and data do not support the premise or title.
People don't want smaller phones. People want cheaper phones, and those are going to be smaller. How Macrumors creates this takeaway that people want smaller phones, from this data that says otherwise, and 2 years of poor sales of Apple's mini phone...is beyond me. Logic and data do not support the premise or title.
Apple did a good job of ignoring them for a long time, but then decided to give in and indeed found out the hard way that it wasn't worth it.
And you are part of the very vocal, and very small group of people.
How do you know?
Apple didn't even know about me or why I wasn't upgrading as I simply wasn't buying phones for almost 6 years (SE1 user)
Don't be so dismissive in tone
I will be every bit as dismissive of proven failed efforts as I like, and you are free to waste all of your downvotes whining about it.
Just do something different with the camera bump (besides just making it bigger!) and give me usb-c and I'll be happy.
Bonus points if the iPhone 15 Pro Max/Ultra can be lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max with the same SIZE battery (not battery life, battery size). The current weight is acceptable but lighter would be nice.
Bonus points if the iPhone 15 Pro Max/Ultra can be lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max with the same SIZE battery (not battery life, battery size). The current weight is acceptable but lighter would be nice.
Expecting to see titanium instead of stainless steel for next year's Pro models.
This Christmas I bought a replacement battery for my mums iPhone SE (1.Gen) and a new USB-C Lightning cable for my dad. 🛷🎄🎅 *hohoho*
You could but sales figures don't back it up. When it comes down to it that's what counts.
Saying people want larger phones is a myth because they didn't buy the latest large phone is silly. It's not a myth. So many sales figures back it up as fact on both the iPhone and android side. I'm not anti small phone or anything like that. Buy what makes you happy. I'm just stating the fact that the vast majority of people want larger phones.
Wireless charging doesn't work through aluminum though.
Of course they could just do it like google and make a cutout for the wireless charging and cover that part with plastic. (Or glass) But that just adds complexity to production.
We will make the bump longer for periscope and to show you have the Ultra - Check!
USB-C at USB2 speeds - and you have to buy from Apple or warrantee voided - Check!
The return of the plastic body iPhone to reduce weight - Check!
Carbon Fibre - 1000 dollar premium on the Ultra - Check!
And for me:
Sim card tray option - at 300 dollar premium - Check!
Its quite interesting as Amazon are continually sell out of their iPhone 13 mini stock as soon as they are replenished. It seems people are buying them as their is no current 14 Mini model. Apple have not made any statements on the Mini, which just creates uncertainty also. Anyways its good to see that a % people do want to see the Mini back in the line up instead of the Plus model. At least the Mini actually offers something unique in its compact size and form factor.
I did the same thing a couple weeks ago (purchased new 13 mini from Apple), getting rid of my 13pro. I was holding out for a 14mini, but noooooooooo.
I don’t like the phrase “complete redesign”. Sounds redundant. What would that even be? A round phone?
It’s like when Apple calls macOS a complete redesign and the Dock, the menubar and the desktop are there as always, just slightly different. That’s not “complete” to me, it’s an iteration of a previous design.
Just say “redesign”, it’s fine.
It’s like when Apple calls macOS a complete redesign and the Dock, the menubar and the desktop are there as always, just slightly different. That’s not “complete” to me, it’s an iteration of a previous design.
Just say “redesign”, it’s fine.
Which is fine, but why ignore a good solid market? Most of the people I know are fed up with Apple and the constant upgrades and failures to function.
The fact is phones are commodities. Apple keeps spending millions to convince people they are not, but they are.
