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There Is No iPhone 15 Mini: Here's Why
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So, going back to my manual transmission analogy (from a previous post): Manuals are dead except for performance-oriented cars for enthusiasts. Wanting pro features in a small phone is really similar. The choice to keep these products available isn’t based on the bottom line - the justification lies in a unique and special user experience that isn’t replicated elsewhere in the market. The joy of making something cool and fun to use, basically.Others have said it. Apple never gave us the mini that we wanted. We want all of the Pro features in a small phone. (obv not the same battery life - there's no real estate for that).
We would have paid the premium price for it.
I've always upgraded every year or two. I'll be hanging onto my 13 mini as long as I can...then agonize over what iPhad I have to buy a murse to carry it around in.Pocketable? Nope.
Seriously - put tip-outs on the corner of your phone so people can use it as a coffee table, Apple.
Many of us were initially attracted to the iPhone because it felt like a product that was actually tested and used by those at Apple, unlike other phones of the time. We all gripe about how Tim Cook’s Apple has become too money-driven and less innovative, but truly, no longer having a Mini is a direct reflection of this. Tim Cook would absolutely have no manual transmissions in his phone lineup.
You had your chance. You mini owners are a small piece of the pie that isn’t worth baking.
Don’t forget there were a number of mini users who said they’d never buy a bigger iPhone.
I highly doubt they consider anything posted here, or on reddit or similar sites.
Apple needs a CEO with the confidence, guts, balls and customer focussed attitude to boldly state "Yes, the company could avoid some costs by not making a good modern small phone, but Apple actually cares about ALL its customers and their needs so we WILL make this phone. The company will still be extremely successful and improve its image, so shareholders and Wall Street, think a bit and realize this is the future of the NEW Apple post bean counter Cook"
I would pay a higher price for the smaller phone. it is harder to make things smaller.
And i don't believe that it didn't fit into the normal sized Pro. They could have made it work. And they will next year.
The CEO's job is to please shareholders and make the price of the company go up in value. Cook has succeeded in doing that and has been a tremendous success as CEO considering his duties.
It is a fairy tale to expect anything else from a CEO.
The whole iPhone line-up was and remains a hot mess. Too fragmented and serving too many niche interests resulting in wasted resources, lost profits, and frequent confusion among users. I'd go for a wider variety of specs (RAM, SD) within one or two (at most) lines differentiated by a single aspect (screen/lenses).
The most valuable company in the world is likely doing something right and doesn't need marketing advice from random people on the internet.
He has done the first two. Nothing prevents the CEO from catering to a bit wider customer base. Continuing to produce a small phone will not stop the value increasing. Why spend money on this carbon neutral stuff as it costs money. I have seen no proof that sales would drop if Apple continued to sell leather cases and not do the carbon neutral initiatives. It is feel good and PR.
I would have bought 4 of them for the family if they were iPhone Mini Pros. I want the Pro level features in a smaller case.
I’ve read a handful of response here talking about “specs” and “pro features”. As a current iPhone 12 mini owner, I couldn’t care less about specs. I want a small phone - ideally one with a single camera and zero bump.
I’ve read comments about battery life. I easily get more than a day, usually more than two days of battery. Wireless charging for 10 minutes gets me about 50% battery. Battery life is NOT an issue. I haven’t worried about a phone’s battery life since 2015.
Until the device stops working, I can’t imagine having a need to change my phone. In fact, I’m currently hunting down 12 minis on eBay as backups. What about the 13? I don’t like the diagonal camera configuration.
In the 30 years I’ve been an Apple user, my satisfaction is at an all time low, by miles.
I’ve read comments about battery life. I easily get more than a day, usually more than two days of battery. Wireless charging for 10 minutes gets me about 50% battery. Battery life is NOT an issue. I haven’t worried about a phone’s battery life since 2015.
Until the device stops working, I can’t imagine having a need to change my phone. In fact, I’m currently hunting down 12 minis on eBay as backups. What about the 13? I don’t like the diagonal camera configuration.
In the 30 years I’ve been an Apple user, my satisfaction is at an all time low, by miles.
Isn't it funny that on one hand, people are clamouring for a mini iPhone that only a small portion of users want, while decrying the iPad and Mac lineups for being too bloated, simply because they don't care for any of the variations being made available?
It's never been about Apple lacking confidence, guts or whatever you want to call it, but about people whining that they didn't get what they wanted.
A mobile phone screen of 3.5 inches is sufficient..
You are talking about two different things. Under Jobs Apple clearly did not lack confidence or guts. Cook is a limp dishrag whose show of guts was to introduce the butterfly keyboard and touch bar. Huge costlt failures which were not asked for by customers.
In my daily life I use multiple apple devices. Desktop, laptop, iPad and iPhone. The phone in my use is a phone. I like the small form factor. Fits in my pants, can use with one hand. For every use case where I need more 'muscle' I use the other devices.
I understand that for use cases where the phone serves as a manage-all-device you want both pro and max.
I'm sorry to see my mini go ... mindful of the fact that (maybe) most other people have different use cases.
I understand that for use cases where the phone serves as a manage-all-device you want both pro and max.
I'm sorry to see my mini go ... mindful of the fact that (maybe) most other people have different use cases.
The CEO has to please the customers too… a CEO in such a company with a following like apples has to please both customers and shareholders.
Then neither of us are completely sure… thanks for sharing your thoughts.
The Apple I loved died with Steve Jobs.
I still love my devises and need them.
Simple as that.
I could’ve invested in Apple stocks, and there was a time that I wished that I had done that.
Today, absolutely not. I’m glad I didn’t.
I rather invest in what is ethical and in what I believe in. I don’t believe in Apple’s business model.
Only doing things for the money, it doesn’t bring happiness. I’ve seen that far too many times.
I was thinking of buying HomePods fairly soon in addition to the HomePod Mini’s I have.
Then I started to check up the market.
There are plenty of good speakers from really good music brands today.
Ah well, It will come down to the cost.
If no small iPhone Mini in the future, I buy another small phone.
Apple really have to be better if they will get my money, the brand itself have no authority in my life.
I still love my devises and need them.
Simple as that.
I could’ve invested in Apple stocks, and there was a time that I wished that I had done that.
Today, absolutely not. I’m glad I didn’t.
I rather invest in what is ethical and in what I believe in. I don’t believe in Apple’s business model.
Only doing things for the money, it doesn’t bring happiness. I’ve seen that far too many times.
I was thinking of buying HomePods fairly soon in addition to the HomePod Mini’s I have.
Then I started to check up the market.
There are plenty of good speakers from really good music brands today.
Ah well, It will come down to the cost.
If no small iPhone Mini in the future, I buy another small phone.
Apple really have to be better if they will get my money, the brand itself have no authority in my life.
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It’s like I’ve said for a while… Apple’s need to impress Wall Street is at odds with my need to remain liquid. I wonder if I should simply take the $900-$1200 price of an iPhone this year and buy Apple stock instead.
Meanwhile, I have thought about trying out the 6.7-inch iPhone screen size but don’t want to pay the price of a Pro Max. It looks like this year might be my final opportunity to pick up a Plus.
Yep, this is subjective. I specifically went from the iPhone 6 to the first SE because the 6 was a tad bit too wide for my thumbs.
I agree with the naming being a problem, they should at least have chosen a less cute moniker, like “compact”. Or 12S/13S, S being secretly for “small”, but everyone would have bought the S model thinking it is more advanced.
It’s very true that there are options other than Apple. Other companies have some products in the same categories that are as good or better.
Over the past 10 years I’ve seen Microsoft’s surface range really come into its own. Build quality that rivals apples offerings.
I’ve got a surface laptop go 2. Despite it being cheaper than my MacBook Air M2 I often pick it up instead… since Apple discontinued the MacBook 12 inch it was a nice replacement. It actually has a really nice keyboard and trackpad that trumps my MacBook Air M2
It’s such a shame they didn’t release it as a pro model, saving $100 wasn’t very high up on anyones list of priorities when it came to this phone.
At the time it was also still one of the largest phones they’ve ever released, so the naming was a off to say the least.
Maybe they couldn’t fit the triple pro camera but they could’ve used the same materials and called it Pro anyway.
At the time it was also still one of the largest phones they’ve ever released, so the naming was a off to say the least.
Maybe they couldn’t fit the triple pro camera but they could’ve used the same materials and called it Pro anyway.
Wasn't high on your list, how do you know it wasn't high on anyone's?