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I'm not the person you're addressing but I did try and use a 6" Pixel 5 for several months to replace my iPhone 7 and I never really got used to the size.
I resigned myself to it but it always felt uncomfortable and never quite right. When I went back to the 7 because the Pixel broke it felt like a massive relief.
To answer your question, I probably could use a 6" phone if I absolutely have to, but I doubt it'll ever feel comfortably normal because my hands are unlikely to grow.
I just hope they would consider design everything around a larger battery, not shrink the battery just to fit more stuff.
Apple already sell a phone smaller than that for people willing to pay extra for mobile voice/data plans and buy a device they won't use after setup Apple does, it's called the Apple Watch (cellular version). Sadly you do need an iPhone to set it up and I'm not sure you can get a cellular plan just for a watch, I think you have to add it as an option to a plan for a main phone although I might be wrong on that. Once set up though I believe that the Apple Watch can do data, messaging and voice calls even if the iPhone is out of range or presumably powered down in a drawer at home somewhere.
Unfortunately your 2FA issues sound particularly challenging with those 6 different apps that you need. I do actually use my Apple Watch a lot for 2FA but I'm lucky in that all my stuff uses the Google Authenticator scheme so I have installed the Authy app (which I prefer to Google's own app) on my watch so I always have my 2FA on my wrist.
Sharp just released a 1 inch sensor smartphone.
How long will it take apple to get to that point? 2 years? 3 years? more?
It's a good thing Apple doubled-down on warning these leakers. I have an xs max was thinking of upgrading this year, but also thinking of iphone 14....decisions, decisions.
Same. Boring slow drip fed updates. Certainly not upgrading my 12pro- that was a minor enough upgrade user wise. No thanks Apple
Hey whatever suits your needs, I moved on when I figured iPhones were too expensive compared to the competition, my Xiaomi might not have all the bells ans whistle of an iPhone, but for 1/5th of the price does make calls, I can listen to Music, take pictures, email / browse web some gaming and so on.
For the privacy crowd, wich I am sure are saying "but but but your security, you privacy" I usually respond with, you are accountable for what you put online, if you do not want it to be shared, you a<re free not to, you are the one managing your privacy, just pick the services you like the most.
So power to you, if Apple does not make a product that suits your needs, you are very well entitled buying something that does, you won't be the first nor the last, it's the nice thing about having options!
There's been more than enough reliable leakers stating that there is a 2021 mini (these "dummies" that Apple sends out for accessory makers are further proof that it's still in the cards this year).
NEXT year's mini is in peril - we'll need to see strong sales of the model this year if it's to stay in the lineup.
The rumored focus on longer battery life with this year‘s Watch would surely support such an approach of using the Watch standalone. As it is today, you probably couldn’t get through the day (reliably) with LTE enabled.
Unfortunately people like you don’t consider that they also expose all of their contacts, without even asking for approval. And people in your contact list can not prevent this at all - so far for „managing your privacy“ …
It's a mature product line, I don't really see a lot of revolutionary upgrades over in Android land either, with the possible exception of foldables if that's your thing.
I said this on another thread, the time of massive year-on-year upgrades is over. However, if you look at this with a longer personal upgrade cycle perspective the updates are not boring at all. The 12s/13 will be a massive update over my iPhone 7.
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Not unless you got those tiny burger king hands.
Why would you expect radical changes each year on a mature product line. Are there big things missing from the phones that you need? Do you normally upgrade each year? Many of us only upgrade every 3-4 years. Then the differences are dramatic.