Re:iPhone 12 mini was Apple’s 2020 sales flop
by knubie on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:32PM
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Anecdotal but the reason I wanted a smaller phone was to be able to use it comfortable with one hand (I use an OG iPhone SE now), and the screen size of the iPhone 12 mini is on par with the 6/7/8 plus, which are very much not usable with one hand. The fact that my OG SE still runs perfectly fine on the latest iOS doesn't hurt either.
Re:iPhone 12 mini was Apple’s 2020 sales flop
by bustin on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @05:55PM
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I bought the SE2 last year and would have paid the difference to get a Mini instead if they were available at the same point in time.
EDIT: I had heard the rumors but you can't expect people to delay their phone purchase several months based on a rumor
- User base overlap with the new SE. It's possible potential buyers had already upgraded to the new SE several months earlier before the mini was announced. (anecdotally I know a couple of these)
- Not having the ability to try it out in person. I could see risk aversion leading to more "status quo" purchases of people worried it could be too small.