iPhone 12 mini was Apple’s 2020 sales flop

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

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.

I hope SE3 will be the 12 mini :)

Speak for yourself. I bought it immediately. I want a full featured phone that isn’t massive, and easily fits in smaller pockets. The SE was my previous favorite phone.

I suppose there aren’t many of us that prefer smaller phones, but we’re not all chasing “phone-essentialism”.

> The crowd looking for small form factors are looking for phone-essentialism/minimalism.

My phone broke this weak and I had a choice of what to buy...I bought the iPhone 12 mini. I was not looking for minimalism. I'm an adult man 6'3 and I can hold an iPhone in one hand and end up really struggling to reach the top left part of the screen with my thumb. The iPhone 12 mini solves that problem. If I hadn't got the mini I would've bought the XR most likely. Phone batteries are basically good enough. Phone cameras are basically good enough. I want a phone I can use in 1 hand. I'm willing to accept I'm not a mass market.

I am in the market for an iPhone and I couldn’t justify the mini for the price. I will probably be getting SE instead.