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I believe the mini should be re-introduced, in TWO versions.

Next year, will be the introduction of 3 mm chips, on the full-service version of the phone.

That means, IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY. Around 15-25 percent better, just from the batteries. Plus they may be making the phone slightly thicker.

I strongly believe Apple should introduce a 100% full-featured small phone, in addition to bringing back a new mini.

A new improved mini, and ALSO a full-service mini*.

Just my opinion.

:)

1 posted on 12/31/2022 11:00:35 PM PST by cba123
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Mini? Not for me. I have big hands, big pockets and eyes that need big screens. I need big screen real estate for maps and apps. I had a 6+ with larger screen, then a 12 Max with big screen. Never again with a Moto FlipTrack or Palm Pilot mini screen for me.


2 posted on 12/31/2022 11:09:56 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beake)
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The Plus is just too big. I have a 13 Pro and that’s as big as I ever want to go.


3 posted on 12/31/2022 11:13:28 PM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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I use 3 iPhones.

A 5S, a 6S and a SE[1.0].

Bottom line: ABS; Always B charging...

2 have sim cards for different States.

The oldest one has a self installed New Battery.

YMMV


4 posted on 12/31/2022 11:14:19 PM PST by Paladin2
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iPhone 6 here, still works fine.


6 posted on 12/31/2022 11:18:12 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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SE-2020 here, anything bigger doesn't fit in my shirt pockets.

And I think you meant "3 micron", not "3 mm", if you're referring to the chip technology.

7 posted on 12/31/2022 11:23:01 PM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords - Arthur Pendragon 2024)
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With all due respect to iPhone owners (my relatives included), I will not engage in any commerce that directly lines Tim Cook’s pockets.


8 posted on 12/31/2022 11:26:34 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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All cell phones, Android and Apple, have grown way too large. It almost reminds me of the hoodlums in the ‘70s and ‘80s walking around with a boombox on their shoulders, a boombox the size of suitcase. I'm just waiting, any day now, for a cell phone you carry on your shoulder.
11 posted on 12/31/2022 11:50:35 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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At least for me, a 6.2” screen is the sweet spoy.


17 posted on 01/01/2023 1:08:30 AM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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At least for me, a 6.2” screen is the sweet spot.


18 posted on 01/01/2023 1:08:48 AM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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Poor iPhone 14 Plus sales means the iPhone mini should make a comeback (BIG yes from me, but also a mini+)

I believe that you are referring to those walkie-talkie-like devices I've seen people clutching in their hands and staring at slavishly while I take my morning constitutionals.

I gather that they must also be equipped with some sort of "gaming" features - I presume something resembling the little cardboard clown faces covered with small dimples into which the player is supposed to successively manœuver the little BBs.

Those were really big with my buddies when we were in third grade.

Anyway, people seem to like them - but are they really worth the money (I'm guessing that they cost about ten bucks, right)?

Regards,

20 posted on 01/01/2023 1:27:45 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Ping


21 posted on 01/01/2023 1:32:53 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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I will never do financials or banking on a phone. There are too many hackers out there. I do this on my computer at home.

I don’t get the iPhone obsession. I have a Samsung A51/ that has a huge OLED hi-def screen, and it does calls and texting perfectly well. Bought for $100 via a tracfone plan last Christmas, December 2021


22 posted on 01/01/2023 1:50:36 AM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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yeux1122, a semi-reliable Apple leaker - a likely AAPL short seller.


28 posted on 01/01/2023 4:14:07 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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If the iPhone does not fit into my front jean’s pocket, I would not buy. Unsure which version I have, but it’s old. The recent iPhones are boom box size. 🤣


29 posted on 01/01/2023 4:16:58 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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https://privatephoneshop.com/


31 posted on 01/01/2023 5:33:42 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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The Iphone 14 and 13 are essentially the same phone... The camera lense sticks out like a sore thumb... And that’s the sore point. Iphone fans are waiting for the next Iphone... Not the next Iphone that looks and feels the same as the last Iphone.


33 posted on 01/01/2023 6:02:37 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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I don’t think they need to introduce another mini. All they need to do is to update the SE with the latest chipset when it comes out.


36 posted on 01/01/2023 6:43:06 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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I use an old gen iPhone SE and I have no intentions of trading until it quits. The days of instant upgrades is getting old for most folks. As long as it works I don’t care if it’s built using an old coral box.


37 posted on 01/01/2023 6:43:45 AM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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Off-topic, but IMHO Apple continues to botch the "smart home."

SiRi doesn't appear to be getting any smarter.

The 16.2 iOs release completely hosed the "Home Architecture Update"

Say what you will about him, but I doubt this kind of nonsense would've happened under Jobs.

44 posted on 01/01/2023 7:32:36 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Be a shame if CCP asset Apple went belly up.


45 posted on 01/01/2023 7:34:54 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████.)
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