Consumers just aren’t that interested in a product that’s visibly cheaper and worse than what everyone else is carrying.
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At least on the iPhone side the 12 and 13 mini were full flagships in a smaller form factor. I just wish we could go back to that
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There is always the iPhone SE 3 with 4.7 inch display or the iPhone 16e with 6.1 inch display.
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I had never heard of the 16e and checked their site, it will only allow comparison up to the 11, a phon from 2019. And its expensive.
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Yes. The 16e released only 2 days ago and it is an entry level version of the iPhone 16. And you are right, it is not that cheaper then the full-size version.
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I see what you mean
I will say, when a company tries sometimes they can make small work really well:
There are opportunities to make small desirable. But I know people like their big trucks, I’m sure people like their big phones too.
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That's because it's stupidly downgraded and aimed at people upgrading from the 11. It's a no-one phone, there just to make people think, "well, the 15 is just $100 more, let's buy that instead". It would be a remarkable phone, if it were $200 cheaper. But Apple just can't let an opportunity to scalp consumers go. Only Apple charges so much for a 60 Hz screen.
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Phones are a status purchase;
Bullshit, at least with the people I know. Literally nobody I know is interested in how much my phone cost me.
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Consumers just aren’t that interested in a product that’s visibly cheaper and worse than what everyone else is carrying. And that is what a smaller phone signals.
A smaller phone is less comfortable to view things on. Most people are using their phone as their main device. Its not just a "status" thing.
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Correct, as the article points out. Sites aren’t made with smaller screens in mind, and 62-68 percent of web traffic is made with phones.
Phones are not JUST a status thing, but having a better one is certainly more appealing to consumers, rather than a device that they and others know is purposefully gimped.
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Its an entry iphone, I wouldnt say 16 given it shares very little with it.
