Must be a mine is bigger than yours thing. Those who disparage the minis often display a note of insecurity.
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iPhone 13 mini Now that the 13 mini is gone
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In the seven pages of comments so far, let's see you single out two comments reflecting what you just wrote.
It’s a mystery. This took place at sea level, 80 F, I was using a ETL listed Belkin charger with PD and PPS, with an Apple oem cable. The mini backed itself up at 3am and by 7am had decided to fry itself. Repair place indicated they found scorch marks on the power rails to the NAND, so possibly a short, or the power management unit went bonkers and decided to pass the whole 5V into the NAND? The stores there no longer sold the mini. On the plus side my iPhone 15 comes with a physical SIM slotYikes, wonder what did that. Altitude, temperature change or some kind of state brick-maker surveillance hardware?
(Tin hat on and tongue firmly planted in cheek)
I went through the same exercise for over a few months and got the other black one available! Not sure how many more (if any) were available but they were gone in minutes.
Me who had the iPhone SE 2016 until 2023 when the 13 Mini dropped $100 in price…
*throws iPhone SE 2016 into storage bin*
Just upgraded my daughter from a 12 mini to a 14, mini is so small, not 2024 phone worthy.
Mini is perfect for someone like me who's main purpose for the phone is for calls and messages.
I don't ever expect to see Apple come out with another phone like the 12 or 13 Mini. Unfortunately I saw the writing on the wall when the 12 Mini didn't appear to sell well after it launched. Anticipating the likelihood that the 13 Mini would be the last available non-SE small iPhone, I bought mine at launch in 2021. My battery health is still 93%, and I do have a MagSafe battery pack for the times when I need longer battery life without being able to charge.
Since smartphones are now a mature product, I don't see the need for updating my iPhone nearly as often as before. Each annual upgrade seems to be more and more incremental, mostly related to camera changes. My phone still runs very fast, takes iOS updates easily without any degradation in performance, and I have 256GB, which is more than adequate long-term storage. If my battery becomes an issue, I will just go to the Apple store and pay for a battery replacement. I am guessing that I will be using this phone for at least an additional 2 years, and at the time it has to be replaced, I will just buy the smallest available phone model that will be available (probably a 6.1"). But looking back, I think this iPhone Mini will always be my all-time favorite. This is the only iPhone that I have genuinely loved.
Since smartphones are now a mature product, I don't see the need for updating my iPhone nearly as often as before. Each annual upgrade seems to be more and more incremental, mostly related to camera changes. My phone still runs very fast, takes iOS updates easily without any degradation in performance, and I have 256GB, which is more than adequate long-term storage. If my battery becomes an issue, I will just go to the Apple store and pay for a battery replacement. I am guessing that I will be using this phone for at least an additional 2 years, and at the time it has to be replaced, I will just buy the smallest available phone model that will be available (probably a 6.1"). But looking back, I think this iPhone Mini will always be my all-time favorite. This is the only iPhone that I have genuinely loved.
What may seem like a small difference to you, is a large difference to those with smaller hands and pockets. When compared against the 13 mini, the 15 Pro has greater height by 15.1 mm, a greater width by 6.4 mm, and a greater weight by 45 grams. Not negligible differences. They add up to a very noticeable degree. I have an iPad, a MacBook, and Apple TV. I don't need or prefer a large screen on my mobile.
You have to add “for me”. Otherwise you’re trolling.
my daughter with small hands said the same after swapping to the 14.
nice try
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Ok then add “for me and my daughter”. Many people use it without a problem.
I recently had an iPhone 13 mini in my hands and i must say, it was very convenient and absolutely ok for me. Also extremely pocketable, i liked it a lot. Only inconvenience was, to always use it, i would have to wear reading glasses, cause i'm already suffering from age foresight... :/
Seriously disagree, and for good reason! If you consider the 18.5% volumetric difference between the 15 Pro Max and 15 Pro significant, then you have to consider the 32% difference between the 15 Pro and 13 mini significant.
I tried a 15 Pro for a week and returned it.
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6'4 here with proportionally large hands.
I have no problem texting on my 13 mini.
Always wondered how the iPhone mini sales compared to Mac mini and iMac sales volume.
Just in case you aren’t aware, you can change the text size system-wide in accessibility settings.
Thank you, i know and have bigger fonts already enabled on my 12 Pro, but the screen on the 13 mini is smaller, so i would have to increase the size even more, getting less text shown on the screen.
This is only momentarily a problem, cause in the future i will probably always wear progressive lenses. I liked everything else on the minis though. Unfortunately Apple decided to dismiss them...
Does the smaller phone have smaller text by default? I assumed it was the same size text on the larger phone and just more text on the screen (by default).
LOL. Comments like this are pure joke… I wonder how you managed to use iPhones few years ago till the giant iPhones showed up?
Please point me to where I can find these tanked price 13 minis, I need to buy some to keep as backups. On swappa they’re still going for $350-425 for the base 128GB models. Where are these sub $200 ones you speak of?