Fellow, iPhone mini 12 and 13 owners — will you upgrade to the 17 series now that Apple has revealed the new models? There’s nothing remotely close to the mini in size but the Air and 17 base model weigh 165 and 177 grams respectively.
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iPhone 13 mini What Will You Do Now iPhone mini Owners?
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My daughter broke the back glass on her 12 mini today, and is bummed. She'll probably go with a 13 mini refurb for now.
If the Air was only 145 grams as previously rumored (and had a shallower camera), I might have put up with its size. But at present the next most attractive iPhone is still the 16e. So I'll be waiting at least for the 17e. The 13 mini should still be good for two or three years, however. I might also be looking at Android when the time comes.
iPhone 12 mini owner with 77% battery capacity - I am very tempted this year to get the base model 17. It's just so hard to give up this form factor in a phone 😭
Traveling over the past year has been a huge PITA with this battery, and it's hard to justify spending $$ to replace a battery in a phone this old.
Traveling over the past year has been a huge PITA with this battery, and it's hard to justify spending $$ to replace a battery in a phone this old.
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Potentially upgrading to a Pro — but very frustrated with AT&T for excluding the 13 mini from their trade-in promo. Really throwing a wrench into my plan.
Apple should make a small “iPhone Classic” but the time for wishing has ended.
You can use an AI chatbot to generate schematics that you can print to test the height and width dimensions of the new iPhones.
For what it’s worth, the iPhone Air fits in the front pocket of my jeans, which are fairly typical straight leg. I cannot test depth but the Air seems less likely than the other iPhones to cause discomfort when sitting down.
One thing’s for sure. I will not walk around carrying my iPhone in my hand like so many guys do nowadays.
What will miss most is one-handed use.
You can use an AI chatbot to generate schematics that you can print to test the height and width dimensions of the new iPhones.
For what it’s worth, the iPhone Air fits in the front pocket of my jeans, which are fairly typical straight leg. I cannot test depth but the Air seems less likely than the other iPhones to cause discomfort when sitting down.
One thing’s for sure. I will not walk around carrying my iPhone in my hand like so many guys do nowadays.
What will miss most is one-handed use.
I carry a small crossbody bag, many of them are unisex and don't look overly girly. It also looks better, I giggle when I see guys walking around with their giant brick of a phone in their front pockets or juggling car keys, wallet, and phone in their hands. They make purses for a reason.