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I really hope Apple doesn't increase the base model price for the 13 Mini, and 128GB comes in at $699. The Mini was overpriced anyway, and there are plenty of people out there like me that don't need tons of storage - anything I want to keep I generally store in the cloud and I don't take tons of photos/videos. 64GB is more than enough for my needs (browsing, YouTube, messaging etc).

Apple are definitely making this harder to persuade non-Pro users to upgrade, especially if they up the prices.
 
I would think this would come with increased price for the non-Pro 13. If true, this would be 1 less thing to distinguish the Pro model from the non-Pro. In fact, it was a big reason I was going to go with the Pro. For me, the greater storagr combined with the other benefits justified the extra cost. Now I’ll have to really think about it unless the 13 goes up in price.
Maybe the Pro will start at 256GB.
 
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I really hope Apple doesn't increase the base model price for the 13 Mini, and 128GB comes in at $699. The Mini was overpriced anyway, and there are plenty of people out there like me that don't need tons of storage - anything I want to keep I generally store in the cloud and I don't take tons of photos/videos. 64GB is more than enough for my needs (browsing, YouTube, messaging etc).

Apple are definitely making this harder to persuade non-Pro users to upgrade, especially if they up the prices.
not really since the iphone SE is starting from $399 , so for 300 more you get a better display, better SoC,better camera, better battery, better materials,...but , yes if they want the mini to be the next SE starting next year, they should not increase the price from $699
 
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not really since the iphone SE is starting from $399 , so for 300 more you get a better display, better SoC,better camera, better battery, better materials,...but , yes if they want the mini to be the next SE starting next year, they should not increase the price from $699
I'm talking about users coming from the 64GB 12 Mini like myself. I sold my 12 Mini for £410 which isn't a bad price. If the 13 Mini matches the prices of the 12 Mini then the cheapest/base 13 Mini will be £749, not including a case or screen protector.

Coming from a 12 Mini, there isn't going to be a huge difference aside from a slightly better battery, smaller notch, slightly better performance and double the storage I don't need (64GB is more than enough for me). It's really not looking like it's worth it. I mean, even if Apple kept the base storage option at £699, that's still a huge price for the type of device IMO.

I mean, if you're coming from an SE then the upgrade will be worth the cost, but for those in my position, Apple aren't exactly offering something tempting. Probably the first time I've ever felt that way about a new iPhone.
 
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I'm talking about users coming from the 64GB 12 Mini like myself. I sold my 12 Mini for £410 which isn't a bad price. If the 13 Mini matches the prices of the 12 Mini then the cheapest/base 13 Mini will be £749, not including a case or screen protector.

Coming from a 12 Mini, there isn't going to be a huge difference aside from a slightly better battery, smaller notch, slightly better performance and double the storage I don't need (64GB is more than enough for me). It's really not looking like it's worth it. I mean, even if Apple kept the base storage option at £699, that's still a huge price for the type of device IMO.

I mean, if you're coming from an SE then the upgrade will be worth the cost, but for those in my position, Apple aren't exactly offering something tempting. Probably the first time I've ever felt that way about a new iPhone.
For 699 the mini is a great deal...its cheap IMO for what you get
It is the best compact smartphone out there
 
This is a great to increase the price of the phone with little impact to Apples bottom line.
 
For 699 the mini is a great deal...its cheap IMO for what you get
It is the best compact smartphone out there
I hugely disagree. 699 for the mini is considerably overpriced compared to what rival manufacturers are putting out with better specs. Yes you'll always get a premium for an Apple device, but this should be somewhere around the 499 mark IMO.
 
Not really , boring release cycle.
Very boring and that's obviously one of the reasons why Apple is upping the base models from 64GB to 128GB.

I'm also pretty sure several of the 13s Pro and 13s Pro Max will have more RAM if you upgrade to 512GB or 1TB internal storage.

iPhone 14 looks fresh and exciting. iPhone 13 is mostly a spec bump of the iPhone 12.
 
Placing my bet that iPhone 13 128GB will come in at the same price as current iPhone 12 128GB. This way they can raise the price of entry yet make it seem on the surface that it is not a price hike. This hides the need to raise prices due to component costs. Smart move.
 
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