It seems like pricing is the only real factor there based on what I am seeing in the article. If the Mini design was the same price then all of a sudden it seem

It seems like pricing is the only real factor there based on what I am seeing in the article. If the Mini design was the same price then all of a sudden it seems like that would be the "great design". Its not even really an amazing deal. In exchange for the latest CPU you get essentially 8 year old LCD (with slightly newer contrast ratio from ~7 years ago), the same old case design with same old grade of aluminum and they exclude U1 co-processor. Also, camera seems like its from iPhone 7/8 as well(5-6 yrs old but could be wrong about this)? Its only a good deal because iOS is such a valuable ecosystem and the fact that it grants you entry into that ecosystem at such a low price makes the phone so much more alluring than it really is.