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i find the problem with the mini iphone is that the features of the bigger iphones cast a strong shadow over it. pairing this with people wanting to pay for pho
by quitit 5y ago
i find the problem with the mini iphone is that the features of the bigger iphones cast a strong shadow over it. pairing this with people wanting to pay for phones based on screen size alone and it means the mini and other smaller phones don’t have the margin to include new features - essentially they become a one trick pony.
during the apple keynote the most time is usually spent showing all of the interesting things that can be done with the new tech - and that’s mostly stuff that doesn’t come on the mini.
as evidence of this: i feel the recent success of the 14” macbook pro is specifically because it packs essentially all capabilities of the 16” model into a compact unit - and with that the price difference between the two is around $200.
- lmns 5y agoI think the appeal of the 13 mini is that it actually has all the interesting features of the bigger phones (minus 120 hz and ProRes), just in a smaller phone. I would agree that this is true for the SE, though, but it's also significantly cheaper.
- mason55 5y agoIsn’t the mini missing one of the cameras? When I got my iPhone 12 i would have preferred a smaller screen but prioritized the third camera over the smaller size. If I could get a smaller screen with all the cameras I totally would.
- vanilla_nut 5y agoI think the 13 might have brought camera parity between the 13 and 13 Mini. Camera differences are understandable compromises IMO for small phones because camera size doesn’t scale with phone size like battery and vibration motors do. If you’re truly strapped for space, I’m all for dropping a camera instead of losing 1 hour of battery life.
- dagmx 5y agoThe Mini has the same cameras as the regular non-Pro iPhones. The extra camera is only part of the Pro lineup
- JohnJamesRambo 5y agoWhat features do the mini iphones not have? I’m unsure they would even appeal to me or be necessary. Again I’m realizing how in the minority I am on this though haha.
- topranks 5y agoThink it only has 2 cameras versus 3.
- 65 5y agoI have an iPhone 12 mini, and the reason I like it so much is because I really don't care about having all the newest features in my smartphone. I use a desktop computer and rarely use my phone for anything other than text messaging or sometimes checking my email. However, I do really care about the computer I own, as I got the new 16" Macbook Pro the day it was announced. Different people like different things. Not everyone uses their phone as a computer or their computer as a Facebook scrolling machine.