By 2023 non-SE iPhones might well have 3 or 4 cameras, so keeping the current mini’s camera setup could be considered very basic by then. They could definitely drop MagSafe out of it, which is a waste of phone space & energy, as it is now. The current mini’s screen is amazing, though, so I hope they do not cheap out on that.
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By 2023 non-SE iPhones might well have 3 or 4 cameras, so keeping the current mini’s camera setup could be considered very basic by then. They could definitely drop MagSafe out of it, which is a waste of phone space & energy, as it is now. The current mini’s screen is amazing, though, so I hope they do not cheap out on that.
Do agree with this. Nowadays Apple tries to hit every price point possible so even if the 12 mini did not sell as expected (not saying low since it still outsold most phones lol) it will be kept in the lineup.
If they keep the 12 around then it'll be on the day of release. Everything gets adjusted to account for the new iPhones. It's possible other shops and networks have already started discounting the 12, though
It was never the case with Apple products such as Iphone. Let me explain:
1) If you live outside of the countries with official Apple stores, then you are dealing with wide sort of resellers(official and grey market). Under these conditions, older Iphones tend to have a price drop, which could motivate you to buy older one.
2) If you live in a country with Apple Store, then you will never get a discount on unlocked iphone through official means: Apple will just take them out of sale or decrease in hierarchy(iphone xr, iphone 11) and set $100 lower price tag. That is it in terms of the price drop. Well obviously there is a lot of sales going on with carriers which let you to buy at a significantly lower cost. But these deals are happening all year around and reach the peak close to new iphones. So when actually new phones are released, mostly carrier stocks are dried out, so you will not see price decrease. As a proof, you can skim through the websites of all carriers and can see that they are managing to sell iphone 8s at $349.
Reminds me of the iPod. When the iPod line had fully matured their range of models and capacities had well-covered everything from $50 up to $[several hundred]. I expect the 12 mini go to away and for them to sell the 13 mini, but that isn't a strong feeling so perhaps not.
I don't think the SE will be refreshed for some time. It's a great budget phone.
