You just forget that many people replace their phone every few years, so even if some had one, they already changed it to something else because new Mini not available anymore.
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Sorry, iPhone Mini Fans: Apple Isn't Planning Another Small Phone
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You just forget that many people replace their phone every few years, so even if some had one, they already changed it to something else because new Mini not available anymore.
But I thought mini lover will hang on their phone until new one comes out. They just refuse to upgrade to anything else.
Preciously small phone does not sell, on both Apple and Android side. People now days prefer bigger phones.
Also for Android, the already small mini phone makers were divided by different manufacturers, dividing small market share even smaller.
Some will do this, while others who love the Mini want a new device so they don’t have a choice but to upgrade to whatever exists at the moment even though they can't buy another new Mini.
I just don't want a big phone. When Apple deliver a small enough phone I will happily buy one.
I expect that the coming flip-phones will be a good compromise for many mini-owners.
Small in pocket, and bigger in its largest state.
We'll see later what Apple work on. My mini is young, so I can wait until Tim have left as CEO.
Personally I hope for a more creative next CEO.
Refusing, haha, I refuse to buy a lot of things then. I am not a shop-aholic.
I rather invest and save my money to what I really want then temporary excitements.
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Pretty much. Other than the rare instance when I want to sync a just-taken photo right now (in which case it's easy to just manually sync), I don't see a personal benefit from not having Low Power mode enabled all the time.
And yeah, my usage is lower than most of my peers, not because of battery life concerns, but rather because that's just how I use my phones. My other devices are simply better than my phone for a lot of the things I see my peers using their phones to do, so I use those other devices instead. I'll listen to podcasts during my commute while it's on a MagSafe charger in the car. I'll check Slack when I'm at the proverbial water cooler at work. I'll FaceTime or take pictures occasionally. Annnnd...that's about it. No social networks at all. No doomscrolling at all. Rarely texting. I prefer to get in and get out when it comes to my phone.
You have great logic… to buy thick and heavy foldable phone that will be super expensive just because I prefer a smaller screen?
The thing I don't understand is the agressive response mini users get on these forums from those who love their massive phones. It's totally fine to prefer different screen sizes, so just because some of us want a mobile phone to stay, you know, mobile, it doesn't mean we are in the wrong or in the right. People asking for an updated mini have zero impact on those using larger phones. Zero. Telling us we will never get it, market is not there etc etc is useless and pointless. I, for one, understand that majority likes huge phones, it's not good for me personally, but I don't need Max/Plus users to continuously try and tell me I am wrong. I am not wrong, I have preferences, it's just they don't align with the herd.
Frankly, I look forward to seeing him step down. Apple is starting to look more and more like Microsoft and Blackberry - overly confident, unimaginative and it's starting to show. Their AI fiasco is an excellent example of their lack of vision and execution.
I still think Apple is considering an iPhone mini, probably based on a modified iPhone 16e design but with a thin-bezel 5.6" screen (which would make it almost ths same physical screen size as the iPhone 13 mini). It would be 0.5 mm thicker to accommodate a larger battery. And will have an LPTO 120 to 1 Hz variable refresh rate screen. And full MagSafe functionality. If it can use A19 SoC, it means very good battery life per charge, too.
I think they might offer something for us, every 4-5 years, which I don’t mind at all. If they don’t, people can vote with their wallet. That’s what I do anyway.
As a small phone owner - iPhone 13 Mini - what is interesting is seeing people react when seeing/handling it. I strongly believe there is a conditioning to large phones (like larger and larger cars) that people just accept, and then are amazed when they see the alternative, realising that they've forgotten about how things have been in the past.
I've recently handed over my phone in a supermarket so the cashier could scan a bar code, and to a airport lounge attendant to check details, and both of them passed comment about its great size and low weight. And yet, it runs the latest iOS (and will do the next one also) and cost far less than Pro, but around the same as the 16e. I'd happily buy a new Mini with the Mini form factor but at 16e price point.
I've recently handed over my phone in a supermarket so the cashier could scan a bar code, and to a airport lounge attendant to check details, and both of them passed comment about its great size and low weight. And yet, it runs the latest iOS (and will do the next one also) and cost far less than Pro, but around the same as the 16e. I'd happily buy a new Mini with the Mini form factor but at 16e price point.
The ship sailed a long time ago. I don't know why anyone would expect Apple to make another one.
You don't need to have small hands to despise big phones. I have regular size hands, just average, and I despise the big phones Apple has been churning out. I have big screens on other devices if I need to use them. A phone should stay a phone.
I actually use my iPhone 13 mini for social media without any issues. I rarely use it for calls. I genuinely do not need a bigger phone. Even YouTube is watchable on this phone. 5.4" is more than enough for everyday use.
I use my mini to a lot of YouTube + calls + texting + meditations + bank-matters etc.
No social-media however, I've dropped that. Unless you call MR social media, but most texting goes fron iPad mini or Mac's.
My mini doesn't feel limited at all to me this far - will keep it until it doesn't serve anymore.
We'll see when that is? Have no idea, but Cook will be gone before my mini anyway 😉
No social-media however, I've dropped that. Unless you call MR social media, but most texting goes fron iPad mini or Mac's.
My mini doesn't feel limited at all to me this far - will keep it until it doesn't serve anymore.
We'll see when that is? Have no idea, but Cook will be gone before my mini anyway 😉
This. So much this.
I hate it when companies kneecap their own products and then discontinue them because of that.