Apple iPhone 13 mini in for review
- Razr 5G Fan
- 0fW
- 09 Oct 2021
Being perhaps the last mini iPhone is a ploy to create panic like inventory shortages so people can go buy it. Relax, small phone fans. Apple will milk a design for years and years like they did to the iPhone 5 and 6 series. The SE 3 will have an 8-year-old design once released. Because it's basically an iPhone 6 with a glass back.
I wouldn't be interested in one because I can't stand Face ID. Might as well be a PIN code. This entire generation from X through 13 is a design I can't stand. And iOS is still iOS. Even the 14 generation won't pull me back in with a fingerprint scanner on the side. It's just a status symbol. Nothing more. Still useless in certain scenarios.
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- Scot
- TKt
- 09 Oct 2021
Have had this phone since launch day. Came from an iPhone XS. This phone is so nice to hold, fast, light, great for single handed use. Obviously the screen is smaller but seriously if you are considering a mini then you probably are not someone who wants to be staring at a screen all day, right?
Friend got the 13 Pro Max which he loves. Makes the mini look like toy but I would not swop it. As is obvious by this website one size does not fit all.
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- Anonymous
- vGE
- 09 Oct 2021
If such phones existed in Android
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- Anonymous
- mxJ
- 09 Oct 2021
enough with apple...
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 09 Oct 2021
Razr 5G Fan, 09 Oct 2021I doubt this will be the final mini iPhone. What I see happ... moreThat sounds sensible to me. Too bad I‘d have to wait another 3 years to buy the SE4 at a good price
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 09 Oct 2021
AM Bunny, 09 Oct 2021It's because you are using your phone for scrolling, s... moreOh look at Mr. businessman with his fancy company
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- Mikey
- Hx1
- 09 Oct 2021
As soon as I see an acceptable battery life in a long term review, I'll be buying my first iphone and that will be this Mini.
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 09 Oct 2021
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2021because they said small screen hurt their eyes ....not sure... moreThe people who say this are dumb because the smaller screen does not actually shrink the text size, the text size is determined in the settings. But from factory, the 4“ iPhone SE all the way up to the 6.7“ 13 Pro Max have the Same Text size, just less of it is shown on screen
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- Anonymous
- cT{
- 09 Oct 2021
Razr 5G Fan, 09 Oct 2021I doubt this will be the final mini iPhone. What I see happ... moreSE 3 will not use the iPhone 8 chassis. Nobody is planning that. Production of that display ended in July.
SE 3 will be an A15 in the iPhone 11 body.
All of these "articles" and "leaks" are completely wrong. Bookmark this and come back at the end of April.
How quaint, that an anonymous poster on GSMArena is more accurate than established "media."
- Razr 5G Fan
- 0fW
- 09 Oct 2021
I doubt this will be the final mini iPhone. What I see happening is the 13 mini design becomes the new SE by 2024. The current SE 2 and 3 will look like the iPhone 8 but with SoCs of the 11 and 13.
Apple might only update the SE every two years.
2016: SE (looks like the 5S minus chamfered edges)
2020: SE (looks like the 8)
2022: SE (will look like the 8)
2024: SE (will look like the 13 mini?)
Apple uses the same chassis for years and years to save moneym When the SE 3 is released next spring, it's basically an iPhone design from 2014-2017. At least cases will still be compatible.
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- Anonymous
- LFN
- 09 Oct 2021
Nice color.
In your review, let us know if they fixed the low frequency pwm below 25% brightness.
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- AM Bunny
- StU
- 09 Oct 2021
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2021My fav iPhone. Wish it was more popular. I don't under... moreIt's because you are using your phone for scrolling, some pics and general stuff. Try managing a small company and you will thank Samsung for making perfect products such as a Note 20 Ultra ;)
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- Dudenoway
- 6p{
- 09 Oct 2021
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2021so , u own 13 mini . u have experience it , right ?Dude. Its pretty obvious. The specs are identical. It should be identical. Soc perfomance might be different as smaller dis so it's easier for gpu.
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- Anonymous
- bJb
- 09 Oct 2021
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2021My fav iPhone. Wish it was more popular. I don't under... morebecause they said small screen hurt their eyes ....not sure how they survive before this
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- Anonymous
- bJb
- 09 Oct 2021
Dudenoway, 09 Oct 2021Same as iphone 13. Just review display battery and verdict ... moreso , u own 13 mini . u have experience it , right ?
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- Dudenoway
- 6p{
- 09 Oct 2021
Same as iphone 13. Just review display battery and verdict and alternatives. Because battery will probaly be trash.
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- Dudenoway
- 6p{
- 09 Oct 2021
fatjoze, 09 Oct 2021so nice. wish android would have a nice mini phone with gre... moreGet Samsung s21 series.
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- fatjoze
- t5w
- 09 Oct 2021
so nice. wish android would have a nice mini phone with great battery.
Asus Zenfone 8 is nice 5.9" but cpu is too much battery drain too fast for small size :(
5.9" + Snapdragon midrange 7 series would be great.
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- Maria
- PA7
- 09 Oct 2021
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2021My fav iPhone. Wish it was more popular. I don't under... moreThe bigger screen size is useful for looking at the photos/pictures/graphics/anything that cannot be zoomed. Other than that, I do love the ergonomic smartphone.