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Larger 6.3-Inch and 6.9-Inch Displays to Be Exclusive to iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max

fuchsdh said:
All accurate, but you forgot probably the biggest deal knell to the mini line, the fact that it was the same thickness as its larger brethren and thus had substantially worse battery life. Apple basically asked people who wanted smaller phones to make a bunch of compromises the rest of the line didn't have. I'd have happily spent more for a Pro phone (I still miss my XS's telephoto, and I mostly got the XS in the first place because it was the smallest option available.) but I got the 13 mini this year because I want to hold onto a small phone as long as possible, despite the tradeoffs.
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I didn't. The battery complaints were way overblown. All the tech reviewers came out of the gate ready to find something to criticize, and that was it. It was basically the spec-chasing press writers pushing that narrative, "the 12 Pro Max lasts so much longer on one charge, who would ever want this mini instead?"

I won't pretend that the mini's battery life was exceptional or anything. The 12 mini, in particular, wasn't great. But it was what I'd call "good enough". And the 13 mini is actually pretty decent. No worse than my iPhone 7 was. And everybody was fine with that.

Once a year or so I go on a trip and take a portable battery pack with me just in case. No different than I see people with their honking-large Pro Maxes tethered to an Anker brick around town every day anyway. But for the other 51 weeks out of the year, the 13 mini's battery is good enough.
 
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xpxp2002 said:
I strongly disagree. I never use the ultrawide. It's pointless as far as I'm concerned. I can often walk backward to get a larger frame in view. But I often need zoom for the photos I take, and getting closer isn't an option.

If you check out a 13 Pro or Pro Max, the lens is physically the same footprint in the chassis as the other two lenses. I get that all three wouldn't fit into the 5.4" frame as it was. But there was no reason that they couldn't have done a 1-for-1 swap with the UW.

The computational support shouldn't matter because the iPhone 13 mini, 13, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max all had the same CPU.
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Yes, the usefulness of ultrawide depends on each individual's needs. I guess you do few indoor photos, where often the only way to get full capture is with ultrawide.

Supertelephoto hugely exacerbates camera movement and the lame platform of holding a phone makes it even worse which requires severe optical image stabilization to be done computationally. Solving that particular problem approaches impossible in degree of difficulty.

The next time you view a pro football game take a look at the photogs and their huge tele lenses on tripods with gimbal heads; then realize that is what you are asking to keep in your pocket and handhold.
 
Allen_Wentz said:
It is called market research. All good firms do it, then try to meet what buyers want, need and are willing to buy. Hopefully what Apple gives us in 10 years is what buyers decide they want. If not Apple fails.
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Did market research say that the HomePod would be a hit at $350 or that a pair of headphones you wear with a bra case at $550 would make sense?
 
omf said:
I’m still on an 11 Pro. Main thing that’s kept me from upgrading (besides not having a real need for the extra performance) is that the newer phones are so much bigger and bulkier. The 11 Pro has buttery-smooth curved edges and a 5.85” screen. It’s very noticeably thinner and lighter. All the newer models seem like a physical downgrade to me. Seems like this will be another phone, like the iPhone 5S was years ago, that people are going to have to give up design and portability for in order to keep up with current models.
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The 11 pro was amazing the few months I had it. I just really wanted the better camera (13mini took better photos), so I reluctantly gave it up for the 14pro, and have been very happy since.

But yes! The 11pro was sooooo nice.
 
Even if it doesn't sell as well as the other models, I'm sure Apple made their investment back on the mini models. How hard would it be to keep them in the lineup? Going to stick with my 13 mini until it doesn't work anymore, then I'll get another 13 mini.
 
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Sorry, everyone. Prior to burdening the forum, I should have done a quick search and discovered that the solution already exists to address my concerns about carrying larger and heavier iPhones. As you were.

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JM said:
The 11 pro was amazing the few months I had it. I just really wanted the better camera (13mini took better photos), so I reluctantly gave it up for the 14pro, and have been very happy since.

But yes! The 11pro was sooooo nice.
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Look at a picture of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The camera bump looks so tiny compared to what we have now!
 
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Yes. The mini or X size is better than a 6.9" phone. If Apple can find some way of keeping the physical size of it the same, then sure.
 
DarthDon said:
tec needs size to put in.
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Largely not true, with the exception perhaps of some physical camera lens size issues. All the top phones get the same chip, and most of the latest tech is on the silicon. WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 for instance.
 
Man it's going to feel weird when I run with a 6.9" iPhone on my arm sleeve. My 12PM is already covering my whole arm
 
Ghost31 said:
Did market research say that the HomePod would be a hit at $350 or that a pair of headphones you wear with a bra case at $550 would make sense?
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What is your point? That some folks fail to grasp higher-end audio? Those products fit right in with audiophile grade equipment.

The original HomePods (of which I own a pair) are very good products at an appropriate price point; good market research before building them probably. Apple had a marketing fail, however, when they allowed the buying public to A) perceive the original HomePods as simply smart speakers like the cheap awful sounding Echo and B) allowed the buying public to think that a single speaker could be adequate. A fail in marketing the product, not a fail in market research.
 
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iPhones are already too heavy. I got rid of my 11 Pro Max because of its weight.
I would actually love a plastic iphone (old school nokia plastic style with colour or like the new Coral Pixel) ... saves on the hideous weight too !
 
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