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What if you simply want the 4.7" form factor?
by Apocryphon 3y ago
What if you simply want the 4.7" form factor?
- tom_ 3y agoThe iPhone 12 Mini could be an option.
- Apocryphon 3y agoWhile I admire those who stick to the first-gen 2016 iPhone SE, of which the 12 Mini is its successor, I stand by the iPhone 6, the first larger phone of its kind. Everything else is a phablet, imo
- dangus 3y agoThe 12 mini is not a successor to the original SE in neither concept nor positioning. The idea of the original SE was to reuse an old form factor and old production line to make a bottom tier low cost phone with newer internals. The iPhone 12 mini was a new design that made no compromises compared to its larger iPhone 12 cousin. Exact same hardware, camera, screen tech, etc, just a smaller size battery. I strongly disagree that “everything else is a phablet.” After shrinking some bezels the current iPhone lineup is very similar size to the iPhone 6/6S/7/8. The iPhone 15 is 5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches The iPhone 6S is 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in I realize that fractions of an inch make a big difference on mobile devices but that’s still not a whole lot of change. Under 10mm of additional height and under 6mm of extra width.
- Apocryphon 3y agoAlright fair regarding the minimal bezel post-iPhone X design not actually being phablet-sized. But also I want Touch ID, and no notch, so there you have it. > The 12 mini is not a successor to the original SE in neither concept nor positioning. They’re the most similar in terms of size.
- jeffbee 3y agoThe 12 Mini does not have the same ergonomic factors. The screen is larger, and there are UI elements (further) out of reach of one-thumbed users.
- dangus 3y agoFine, replace what I said with the 12 or 13 mini. They’re both better phones than the SE.
- user3939382 3y agoI still like the size and shape of my 4S. It was easy to use the whole screen with one hand. If they offered it again I'd buy it in a second.