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You and two other people want that. Every time they've released small phones they've not sold well. It's a small but extremely vocal community of people that co

You and two other people want that. Every time they've released small phones they've not sold well. It's a small but extremely vocal community of people that constantly ask for this stuff.

jraph 2y ago
Many women I know would be interested in a small phone (in part because for some reason clothes makers collectively decided that women should not have big pockets, or any at all, and in part because of smaller hands on average). It's probably not all women, maybe not most, but I can't believe there's not an important market, it seems like a common enough situation.
- fragmede 2y ago
  The corollary to women's clothes have no pocket is that women have purses, which are often large enough to hold a bigger phone.
  - rollcat 2y ago
    Well, don't you find this situation quite sexist? I'm not a woman, but I know many who 1. refuse to carry a purse; 2. are deeply unsatisfied with trends in clothing such as small pockets (and no they can't just wear men's clothes because women's bodies are shaped differently); 3. whose hands are too small to comfortably use a large (branded as "normal") or even medium (branded as "mini") phone. There's a billion other ways women are being discriminated against every day. But yeah, it doesn't sell.
  - pocketpockets 2y ago
    There are women's clothes with pockets, they're just harder to find which I why I set up https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk to help with that. I almost garroted myself attempting to supervise a toddler on soft play with a handbag, so I'm not a fan
    - rollcat 2y ago
      Someone already managed to downvote you, shame on them. Thank you for what you're doing.
      - pocketpockets 2y ago
        Thanks!
jazzyjackson 2y ago
It's still millions of people who buy an iphone mini, but that's basically a rounding error when they're selling hundreds of millions per year, 3-5% from a quick google.

You and two other people want that. Every time they've released small phones they've not sold well. It's a small but extremely vocal community of people that constantly ask for this stuff.

jraph 2y ago

Many women I know would be interested in a small phone (in part because for some reason clothes makers collectively decided that women should not have big pockets, or any at all, and in part because of smaller hands on average). It's probably not all women, maybe not most, but I can't believe there's not an important market, it seems like a common enough situation.

fragmede 2y ago
The corollary to women's clothes have no pocket is that women have purses, which are often large enough to hold a bigger phone.
- rollcat 2y ago
  Well, don't you find this situation quite sexist? I'm not a woman, but I know many who 1. refuse to carry a purse; 2. are deeply unsatisfied with trends in clothing such as small pockets (and no they can't just wear men's clothes because women's bodies are shaped differently); 3. whose hands are too small to comfortably use a large (branded as "normal") or even medium (branded as "mini") phone. There's a billion other ways women are being discriminated against every day. But yeah, it doesn't sell.
- pocketpockets 2y ago
  There are women's clothes with pockets, they're just harder to find which I why I set up https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk to help with that. I almost garroted myself attempting to supervise a toddler on soft play with a handbag, so I'm not a fan
  - rollcat 2y ago
    Someone already managed to downvote you, shame on them. Thank you for what you're doing.
    - pocketpockets 2y ago
      Thanks!

jazzyjackson 2y ago

It's still millions of people who buy an iphone mini, but that's basically a rounding error when they're selling hundreds of millions per year, 3-5% from a quick google.