As a former mini lover and now 16 Pro owner, I don’t find the 16 Pro all that unwieldy. When I pull my 13 mini back out of the drawer, it feels like a baby phone in comparison. I’m not fussed at all about the lack of a mini now.
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Other Users of iPhone Mini’s Thoughts on an Upcoming Thinner Device
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If it carried the telephoto lens of the Pro series, I'd probably give it a shot. But the rumor is that it’s only the dumb ultrawide.
As per rumors, it sounds like a pile of pointless compromises. Certainly open to being surprised, though… Apple's not stupid after all.
But I'm prolly going to hang on to the 13 Mini as long as possible, and then trade up to an iPhone 20 Pro Max (hate huge phones, but love tiny tablets!)
As per rumors, it sounds like a pile of pointless compromises. Certainly open to being surprised, though… Apple's not stupid after all.
But I'm prolly going to hang on to the 13 Mini as long as possible, and then trade up to an iPhone 20 Pro Max (hate huge phones, but love tiny tablets!)
Nope. Nope. Nope. Thinner is not the same as smaller. And, if the so-called Air removes a camera I don't see it being a big seller.
I bent an original SE when I sat on it, so I doubt the durability of something larger like the Air would be any better.
I bent an original SE when I sat on it, so I doubt the durability of something larger like the Air would be any better.
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Not interested in a bigger phone. I will ride this 13 mini until it does not get iOS updates.
I just do not understand Apple’s wet dreams over things that are thinner yet demonstrably worse in the hands of consumers, witness BendGate, smaller battery, etc. I thought all that went south when Jony Ive left. Thinner does nothing for me, I view it as a downside much like the older AppleTV remotes. I am too clumsy for such precision svelte devices. Smaller, however, works well for me and I’d very much upgrade to an iPhone17mini if it were to happen. One can dream.
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Opposite experience here. Former 13 mini owner with a 16 pro, and I miss the little fella all the time, especially when I pick up my wife’s 13 mini. The 16 pro has many fine features, but the form factor is vastly inferior to the 13 mini.
I don’t see any appeal to the Air at all. Thinner means nothing to me. Height and width are both vastly more important than depth.
I'm intrigued. I'm a fan of thinner phones. I'll do my research and then................who knows. Who knows?
Thickness is not an issue for me --- they are all thin enough already
The height & the width are the dimensions I care about and anything larger than a 13 Mini is too big for me
(I honestly wish there was something physically smaller than the 13 Mini also)
The height & the width are the dimensions I care about and anything larger than a 13 Mini is too big for me
(I honestly wish there was something physically smaller than the 13 Mini also)
Well, what about that. I had no idea there was such a Thing (I mirror your too-svelte sentiment).
Not comparable. Best option instead of a mini is regular base iPhone or a SE. My take on a possible 17 air is to ”replace” the plus phone and win over some regular base model users. So really, you should ask the plus phone users.