iPhone 17 Display Sizes: What to Expect

[klasma]

Oops... my bad with regards to the Plus.

But the Pro Max was offered when the iPhone Mini was on sale... as well as the regular-sized iPhones.

Basically there were iPhones available in Small, Medium, and Large when the iPhone Mini was on sale.

And people overwhelmingly chose Medium and Large.

I believe my point still stands. People didn't prefer the Mini to the larger models... I'm sorry to say.

It’s true that the mini size sold the least. But also there was no small Pro model, carriers barely promoted the mini, and the SE2 of similar size came out just a few month before the mini, and was cheaper. It’s unclear what the result would have been if there had been a mini Pro and if you add the sales numbers of the SE. Furthermore, if all of this hadn’t happened during the pandemic where people visited physical stores less and therefore had less opportunity to experience how the mini feels in the hand.

 

[svish]

Increase in screen size for the base model is very small but it will be nice that it is similar to the smaller Pro. 120Hz on the base models will be very welcome.

 

[iphoneMiniWanter]

I just want to know the weight of the base 17! Anyone seen rumors about it?

 

[d686546s]

I don't need a bigger screen, I want them to make better use of the screen real estate I already have.

Maybe it's resolution or something else, but my 6.1" 15 Pro feels smaller in terms of screen than a similarly sized Pixel 5 I tried for a while, though I can't fully put my finger on why.

 

[mrat93]

Crazy how I used to be a yearly upgrader, but the larger screen sizes are what are pushing me to keep my 15 Pro for a third year.

Theory: Apple is making iPhones unnecessarily big, so that when the foldable comes out for double the price of an iPhone Pro, portability will be hugely appealing to many.

We don’t know how many people bought the iPhone mini because Apple doesn’t release those numbers. Even it was only 10% then so what. That’s still a big number of actual phones sold.

I’ll stand by this: They discontinued the Mini because it cannibalized sales from larger, more expensive iPhones. There’s always going to be a lowest-selling model — that doesn’t mean it’s a failure.

 

[lazyrighteye]

My next iPhone needs to be a Fold. If they manage to put the camera of the "Pro" into their Fold, they'd immediately have to upper hand to Samsung and Oppo but I feel like Apple will do it half baked as well 🫣

They gotta hold space for Fold Pro. That'll be next cycle.

 

[cocky jeremy]

They tried that. But hardly anyone bought it.

Apple offered the iPhone Mini for two years, along with the regular iPhone and the iPhone Pro Max.

Basically they had iPhones in Small, Medium, and Large.

But people overwhelmingly chose Medium and Large.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't know why so many people don't understand Apple isn't going to make something very few people buy.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

What’s the reason they are ditching Titanium on the Pro’s

 

[cocky jeremy]

We don’t know how many people bought the iPhone mini because Apple doesn’t release those numbers. Even it was only 10% then so what. That’s still a big number of actual phones sold.

And 99.9% of that 10% still bought another iPhone when it was no longer offered, so Apple doesn't care to build another one.

 

[d686546s]

We don’t know how many people bought the iPhone mini because Apple doesn’t release those numbers. Even it was only 10% then so what. That’s still a big number of actual phones sold.

If those 10%, or at least a good part of them, will most likely just buy a different iPhone instead it's still not worth the effort, particularly now that the SE is no more.

 

[Timpetus]

They tried that. But hardly anyone bought it.

Apple offered the iPhone Mini for two years, along with the regular iPhone and the iPhone Pro Max.

Basically they had iPhones in Small, Medium, and Large.

But people overwhelmingly chose Medium and Large.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Because they reduced the features in Mini. I still bought a 13 mini and loved it, but would have been over the moon to buy a mini Pro.

 

[attohs]

It’s going to be the iPhone ‘26

 

[August West]

We don’t know how many people bought the iPhone mini because Apple doesn’t release those numbers. Even it was only 10% then so what. That’s still a big number of actual phones sold.

Whatever that number was apparently it wasn't large enough for Apple to continue the mini. I'm sure if they were making enough profit on them they would have kept producing them. Just like if enough people were not buying the larger phones it wouldn't take long for them to downsize them to something that would sell and be profitable.

 

[pdaholic]

The difference is like this, assuming identical aspect ratio:

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Whoa thanks! You rock!

 

[AF_APPLETALK]

Because they reduced the features in Mini. I still bought a 13 mini and loved it, but would have been over the moon to buy a mini Pro.

I owned a 13 mini. The problem I had is that everything got so cramped because of designers designing for the larger screens. The battery just wasn't up for all-day use, either.

The casual/non-technical users seemed to think it was a joke/toy. Apparently big screen = more serious phone to them.

I actually liked the camera/photos I got from it better than the ones I get from my current 15 Pro Max, I actually miss the camera on that phone more than anything.

 

[macbookj0e]

hardly anyone bought it.

I wouldn’t call millions or tens of millions “hardly anyone”.

It was only compared to other models the minis didn’t sell well. Isolated on their own they still sold in volume.

At what point do the constantly increasing phones sizes stop to increase? Will we still be having this discussion when they reach 10 inches? 😂

 

[klasma]

I just want to know the weight of the base 17! Anyone seen rumors about it?

When the Pro went from 6.1” to 6.3”, weight increased by 12 grams, or 6.4% (from 187 g to 199 g). The iPhone 17 can therefore be expected to weigh around 180–185 grams (up from 170 g).

Great username, by the way.

 

[klasma]

Theory: Apple is making iPhones unnecessarily big, so that when the foldable comes out for double the price of an iPhone Pro, portability will be hugely appealing to many.

The foldable will be neither smaller nor lighter than the Pro.

 

[klasma]

I don't know why so many people don't understand Apple isn't going to make something very few people buy.

I’ve heard the Vision Pro will be getting a successor model.

 

[klasma]

What’s the reason they are ditching Titanium on the Pro’s

Weight and cost.

 

[Populus]

They tried that. But hardly anyone bought it.

Apple offered the iPhone Mini for two years, along with the regular iPhone and the iPhone Pro Max.

Basically they had iPhones in Small, Medium, and Large.

But people overwhelmingly chose Medium and Large.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

They hardly bought the iPhone mini, which was just 5.4” and even narrower than the old 4.7” iPhone 6/7/8. Too narrow in my opinion.

Maybe if they had opted for a more intermediate size such as 5.8” it would have sold better. Why not? A 5.8” and a 6.3” iPhone options, and sales would have been more balanced.

Now, with the regular iPhone 17 being as huge as 6.3”… they could perfectly release a smaller iPhone without being “mini”. And I repeat, a size around 5.8” is ideal, in my opinion.

 

[Timpetus]

I owned a 13 mini. The problem I had is that everything got so cramped because of designers designing for the larger screens. The battery just wasn't up for all-day use, either.

The casual/non-technical users seemed to think it was a joke/toy. Apparently big screen = more serious phone to them.

I actually liked the camera/photos I got from it better than the ones I get from my current 15 Pro Max, I actually miss the camera on that phone more than anything.

I went to the 15 Pro and am happy with the cameras, but would like my phone to be the size of the 13 mini again. The telephoto lens is much more useful to me than the ultrawide ever was, so maybe I'd be happy with a two lens mini iPhone if the second lens is telephoto instead of ultrawide?

 

[kmtrain83]

Yeah we don't know the actual numbers.

But if the Mini was such a hot seller... don't you think they'd keep it?

🤔

It’s possible they calculated that the increased price / profit of the larger phones would make up for the possibly lesser sales of people who prefer a small phone

 

[nathansz]

Yeah we don't know the actual numbers.

But if the Mini was such a hot seller... don't you think they'd keep it?

🤔

Not necessarily

Maybe they know something about screen size and captive content consumption

Or maybe it has something to do with supply chain

Or just simply better margins

Only they really know

 

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