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iPhone 13 mini No more Mini 14, but there will be “Cheap Max 14”?

Cheap Max should be perfect for me, no Pro weight and over price, and I don’t need the third camera, it is not even used when not enough light.
 
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ShrimpScampi said:
I'm on the other end of the spectrum and would prefer to buy a pro mini as, to me at least, phones are something I use while on-the-go and I'm not exactly going to watch videos or play games while I'm out. I do think there's a big market for a 14 non-pro Max though. Many of the 20-somethings I know from work use their phone as their primary device, with a good number not even owning a computer!
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I like the idea of a mini- better fit in my hand and pocket, but in real life the extra screen size on a max is so useful!
 
babyexercise said:
Only for iPhone 12 13
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That is true, but I think it's a good assumption that it will be that way for the 14 as well. In fact if the mask-plus-Face-ID issue is a real problem for a user that currently has an X or 11, then that would argue in favor of getting a 12-14.
 
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babyexercise said:
Solid source confirms there will be no Mini but a new cheap Max version. I would like it since I want bigger screen but not the price and weight of Pro Max, and I don’t need the third camera. How about you? Would you buy Cheap Max 14?
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I’m sad that the new design of the iPhone 14 will not include a mini - which would’ve been PERFECT since the iPhone 4/4S design carried to influence the iPhone 14 heavily would’ve worked best on a mini iPhone. :(
 
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But how much "lighter" do you think a 14 Max (non pro) would become?

Let's have a look at the last aluminum-phone beeing about the same size as a todays max: The iPhone 8 Plus.
The 8 Plus weighs 202 grams. And it is even a little bit smaller than a Max (less hight).

If I had to take a guess on the 14 Max's weight, I would put it somewhere around 220 grams, maybe 215g at best.
That's far from beeing a lightweight phone if you ask me :D
 
Cobold said:
But how much "lighter" do you think a 14 Max (non pro) would become?

Let's have a look at the last aluminum-phone beeing about the same size as a todays max: The iPhone 8 Plus.
The 8 Plus weighs 202 grams. And it is even a little bit smaller than a Max (less hight).

If I had to take a guess on the 14 Max's weight, I would put it somewhere around 220 grams, maybe 215g at best.
That's far from beeing a lightweight phone if you ask me :D
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Pro 13 is 30g more than Non Pro 13, Max size should be even be bigger different.
 
Any chance Apple will just keep selling the iPhone 13 mini and not update it for a long while? They put a lot of engineering and dollars into developing the mini, perhaps they will keep selling it to get their costs back and only make changes to the phone every few years. Like they do with the SE now. Thoughts?
 
servenvolley said:
Any chance Apple will just keep selling the iPhone 13 mini and not update it for a long while? They put a lot of engineering and dollars into developing the mini, perhaps they will keep selling it to get their costs back and only make changes to the phone every few years. Like they do with the SE now. Thoughts?
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There is a good chance the iPhone 13 mini will continue to be sold. Apple needs something to fill the $499 slot, unless the SE3 gets a price increase.

Apple won’t update the mini again however. That’s just throwing good money after bad money into the project.
 
servenvolley said:
Any chance Apple will just keep selling the iPhone 13 mini and not update it for a long while? They put a lot of engineering and dollars into developing the mini, perhaps they will keep selling it to get their costs back and only make changes to the phone every few years. Like they do with the SE now. Thoughts?
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Highly unlikely. The engineering cost is shared with the regular size iphone, so not for solely the mini. Plus with the mini, Apple has just increased the regular iphone price by $100 without anybody noticing, and they made a boatload of money out of the sales of the iPhone 13. So the R&D cost has probably been well recouped and more.

Apple's goal now is to increase the iPhone Pro starting price from $999. This is where the iPhone 14 Max will come in. Make people think they can get the Max iphone for $899, while the Pro iphones will probably see $100 increase. More money for Apple either way.
 
Revised my prediction:
iPhone 13 Mini $599
iPhone 14 $699
iPhone 14 Max $799
iPhone 14 Pro $999
iPhone 14 Pro Max $1099
 
Taz Mangus said:
Revised my prediction:
iPhone 13 Mini $599
iPhone 14 $699
iPhone 14 Max $799
iPhone 14 Pro $999
iPhone 14 Pro Max $1099
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So a big price reduction? Apple currently sells iPhone 13 for $829.

I don’t see why Apple would sell the mass market 6.7” model for less than $929.
 
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Taz Mangus said:
Revised my prediction:
iPhone 13 Mini $599
iPhone 14 $699
iPhone 14 Max $799
iPhone 14 Pro $999
iPhone 14 Pro Max $1099
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Nah. Why would Apple drop the regular iPhone price after painstakingly increasing it via the mini?

Imo it will be like this
iPhone 13 mini: $599
iPhone 13: $699
iPhone 14: $799
iPhone 14 Max: $899
iPhone 14 Pro: $1099
iPhone 14 Pro Max: $1199

The 14 max will be the tent pole as Apple will probably be saying how you can get their largest phone for just $899 now.
 
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