Call it what you will.... end result .... better battery life, lol.
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Just 3% of U.S. iPhone Sales in March Quarter Were iPhone 13 Mini Models
The 5.4-inch iPhone 13 mini continues to be unpopular with customers, according to U.S. iPhone sales data for the March quarter that was shared by...www.macrumors.com
Unfortunately, for Apple, the mini is simply a decoy product to increase the price of the regular iPhone by $100 without anybody noticing. Once the market accepted that the regular iPhone is $799, their next step is to upsell by introducing the iPhone Max. The mini has served its purpose and won't be continued.
I mean, 3% of iPhone sales is still A LOT of sales.
That’s like getting C- at Harvard. Apple doesn’t want to settle for 3% when they can get more than 20% with a mainstream 6.7-inch model.
There is a huge opportunity cost of making, advertising, stocking, and serving something that so few people want to buy.
I could see them issuing a new mini every 2-4 years, like they've done with the iPad Mini. So maybe a iPhone 16 mini.
I adore my 13 mini (and the 12 before that). I like that I have a modern phone that fit in my gym shorts with fear of falling out. Or in my back jeans pocket without poking out the top. My wife has a regular 13 and I cannot believe how big and unwieldy it is.
Honestly I think the "mini" name doomed the product. It implies less than and inferiority. If it were named iPhone Air, for example, for parity with the iPad and Mac lines, sales would have been better.
I adore my 13 mini (and the 12 before that). I like that I have a modern phone that fit in my gym shorts with fear of falling out. Or in my back jeans pocket without poking out the top. My wife has a regular 13 and I cannot believe how big and unwieldy it is.
Honestly I think the "mini" name doomed the product. It implies less than and inferiority. If it were named iPhone Air, for example, for parity with the iPad and Mac lines, sales would have been better.
Sales are fantastic. They raised the price of the iPhone by $100, and only lost 3% of sales to a different iOS device.
So true. Here are some better names, just off of the top of my head:
- iPhone ME, for Miniature Edition (but importantly has "me" implying ownership)
- iPhone SE, for Small Edition, and a throwback to the SE it replaces
- iPhone Pocket, because it fits in a pocket
I think the iPhone Mini might drop the numbering.
It can just be "iPhone Mini" XX Generation, as other products have done.
The mini doesn't need annual updates (at all) and could be on a 2-3 year cycle and be just perfect.
It can just be "iPhone Mini" XX Generation, as other products have done.
The mini doesn't need annual updates (at all) and could be on a 2-3 year cycle and be just perfect.
They’re canceling it because people who screamed and shouted for a small phone in the end didn’t buy one.
It's a lackluster performer in terms of sales. Apparently people want bigger screens.
The consenus seems to be that it sells below Apple‘s expectations.
As to why that is, we can obviously only speculate. For me, the battery life was a big reason to go for the „regular size“ 13 Pro instead. But I also only upgrade phones every few years, so when I do, I usually want the product with all features available at the time.
As to why that is, we can obviously only speculate. For me, the battery life was a big reason to go for the „regular size“ 13 Pro instead. But I also only upgrade phones every few years, so when I do, I usually want the product with all features available at the time.
Its sad that the Mini will be cancelled, but the mainstream generally prefer larger screen phones with bigger batteries especially with all the media rich social networking platforms these days. My 12 mini is probably the best phone I ever had, just love it.
Hopefully Apple keeps the 13 mini in the lineup as the smaller premium iphone alongside the regular A15 powdered iPhone 14 models. We also have the SE line to hold onto. Either way they won’t disappear from the face of the earth like everyone seems to believe.
Come September though I am going to try the 13 or 14 Pro and see how it goes, will hate the size/weight but appreciate the larger battery.
Hopefully Apple keeps the 13 mini in the lineup as the smaller premium iphone alongside the regular A15 powdered iPhone 14 models. We also have the SE line to hold onto. Either way they won’t disappear from the face of the earth like everyone seems to believe.
Come September though I am going to try the 13 or 14 Pro and see how it goes, will hate the size/weight but appreciate the larger battery.
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I’ve got a 13 Mini so it should last me 4-5 years, hopefully.
Hoping by the time it comes to EOL, there’s an SE in a similar form factor.
Someone mentioned the 5.8” size. I really wouldn’t mind that at all.
EDIT: the only thing I don’t like about the Mini is the battery life.
Hoping by the time it comes to EOL, there’s an SE in a similar form factor.
Someone mentioned the 5.8” size. I really wouldn’t mind that at all.
EDIT: the only thing I don’t like about the Mini is the battery life.
The two people I know who had mini phones have power banks as well and said they’re not buying a mini one next time. I think that is at least one of the complaints.
Wait until next year. At least on AT&T, I've noticed that they always have the discontinued models available for a long time afterward, at a reduced rate. When I got my iPhone 13 Pro last year, I saw iPhone 12's and 11's available for a much cheaper price than what they originally sold at.
Because, if you hadn't noticed, the world is full of people imbecile, and these imbeciles vote and buy products, so something has to sell.
As someone said when he wanted to tax the poor, it is true that they have little but there are many.
Doubling the frame rate would absolutely destroy the battery life.
But only if it is running 120 Hz all the time. ProMotion would drop said frame rate to 10 fps if you're displaying static content, too, which would help battery life in turn.
Do you have any idea how many phones 3% is to Apple? It's a lot. And they have their place. My folks both just got Minis. They don't like the big phones.Why?
Just 3% of U.S. iPhone Sales in March Quarter Were iPhone 13 Mini Models
The 5.4-inch iPhone 13 mini continues to be unpopular with customers, according to U.S. iPhone sales data for the March quarter that was shared by...
Unfortunately, for Apple, the mini is simply a decoy product to increase the price of the regular iPhone by $100 without anybody noticing. Once the market accepted that the regular iPhone is $799, their next step is to upsell by introducing the iPhone Max. The mini has served its purpose and won't be continued.
Why?
Just 3% of U.S. iPhone Sales in March Quarter Were iPhone 13 Mini Models
The 5.4-inch iPhone 13 mini continues to be unpopular with customers, according to U.S. iPhone sales data for the March quarter that was shared by...
Unfortunately, for Apple, the mini is simply a decoy product to increase the price of the regular iPhone by $100 without anybody noticing. Once the market accepted that the regular iPhone is $799, their next step is to upsell by introducing the iPhone Max. The mini has served its purpose and won't be continued.
It’s a damn fine decoy.
Sell me some more decoys to go with my other decoys in my decoy collection.
It’s indignified to carry something as nice as an iPhone in a pocket where keys can scratch the screen and candy or gum can get stuck in the charging port. An iPhone really deserves a bag or holster.
My phone is always by itself in my pocket.
Agreed, carriers always tend to overstock themselves with devices and they later sell at loss.