Kinda sad the mini form factor didn’t pan out. I wished Apple would have done a iPhone Pro mini; would have purchased one in a heartbeat.
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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doesn’t even have to be an iphone, any recent pro mini type phone would be appreciated
Agreed. Give me the long lens/3 lenses on the mini form factor and that’s the sweet spot for me.
@Bobicus @tst123 same here. I type this message, like all messages, with my thumb only. I really like having one hand free. Sooo much more efficient and relaxed. And yes, my hands are big, but not that big.
There’s that solution of not using the upper 1/3 of your screen, I know. But it’s difficult to access that option. I’m open to suggestions how to do that quickly.
And I have an iPhone 13 mini and indeed…keeping it as long as possible.
Posting this from a 13 mini. It's the best phone I've ever owned. Fits comfortably in my hands, easy to use one-handed, doesn't feel bulky in my pockets. It's a shame that the trend is towards bigger phones nowadays
Or the mini will become the new SE? I don’t even bother keeping up with phone releases any more. As long as you have a phone that came out in the past few years you are fine.
Dont know if you should upgrade. Phones have peaked performance from past 4-5 years. I don't see a reason to upgrade. People give reasons like refresh rate etc. It doesnt bother me , I can do basically all tasks that a phone suppose to do. Dont care about refresh rate, 200mp camera etc
No, never. The SE also was about stock management. So the most sold old model would become an SE. If it comes it wil be the base model size.
My 11 pro max ultra absorbent™️ is still doing what it needs to and that “capitalism itch” has been there for years I just haven’t had a reason to update.
Maybe this year.
Jokes on you, my 14 Pro Max HeavyFlo® hasn't needed to be changed for 8 hours
The only reason I went from my 11 pro to a 13 pro was 5g. Otherwise I had no complaints at all with my 11 and would still use it today.
My kid cousin randomly came up to me and said “why is your phone so tinyyy”…that’s when I finally understood small phones like my 13 mini really aren’t a thing for most 🥲
Kids don't own computers/laptops as much anymore. Use their phones to watch way more video than older folks do. I sort of understand the younger generation wanting larger phones on that context. Pretty much every new flagship that comes out is bigger than I want a phone now unfortunately.
That’s a shame. I absolutely love my 13 Mini
Same, all new iPhones are just utterly massive.
This is honestly the phone I should've bought when I had the chance. Big phones are just too damn big.
You can still buy it if you go to Apple Stores. They'll be selling until the new model hits the stores.
Problem is, they don't make the Mini anymore. There is no new model.
Hopefully they announce it next year as the SE
I would like something like this.
If people want big phones it'd be cool if they could just buy iPads and let us have usable devices.