It’s probably not gonna happen but maybe they’ll fill that gap with the next iPhone SE
Sadly I think the latest rumours were that they’d use the Xr/11 chassis for the new SE. hopefully not because if they use the 12/13 mini… oh boy it’d be great
That would be unfortunate, I always saw the SE as not only the cheapest but also the smallest model but I guess it’s really just a way for them to use up old parts?
Yeah that’s exactly what it is and why it’s cheap. They have a bunch of leftover or recycled chassis that they can shove new guts into and sell for cheaper.
I’m hoping against hope that Google copies Apple and turns the Pixel 5 into a mold for the Google version of Pixel SE. I know it’s not happening, but that phone is close to perfect for me, it’s still my daily driver. Just give me a P5 SE with updated guts every two or three years.
Thing is, very few people bought the small phone. The community that wants them is very vocal, but they don’t show up in big numbers at the cash register.
They didn’t keep i around long enough to really know how they would show up. I was planning to keep my iPhone XS for as long as it would last, because the only thing I care about is having a smaller phone, and if I couldn’t have that I didn’t see a point in spending any money. However, when the 12 mini dropped, I bought it right away. When the 13 mini came out I skipped it at the time, since I only get upgrades through work every 2 years. I would have bought an iPhone 14 if there was a mini version, there wasn’t. I would have bought a 15 if there was a mini version, but there wasn’t.
Right after I finished watching the iPhone 15 event I placed my order for an iPhone 13 mini and I plan to run that thing into the ground. I am a 1 feature buyer. If they released an iPhone 15 mini Pro fro $2,000… I’d buy it today.
I was about to upgrade from my 6A to a 7 Pro for that sweet sweet camera but the 6A is the absolute limit of what I can put up with re-size. I need that phone to fit into all sorts of packs and pockets and any bigger just doesn’t work for me. If I have to, I’ll just start not using a phone as much anymore.
These tech companies are pushing me to use tech less, not spend more…
If you’re not married to iOS, the Asus Zen phone 10 is small and compact. I’ve honestly considered getting one myself because I hate large phones.
The hardware is good but Asus was never known for software.
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He’s talking about a Pixel, not an iPhone
Luckily for you the pixel 8 is rumored to be around the same size as the pixel 6a, smaller than the pixel 7.
So what you’re saying is, wait for the 8A and once again forgo spending big money on a flagship phone.
I’ll never part with mine!
not to worry, forced obsolescence will take care of that for you.
Have you tried just getting bigger hands
As someone with tiny hands and tiny fingers, I’ve been thinking long and hard about this and in the future, when my 13 mini lets out its last breath, I’ll probably just go with a regular-sized iPhone and use Voice Control to swipe right and “go back” when I use it one-handed, since reachability doesn’t address how I struggle to reach the far end of the screen with one-hand (I even have to struggle a bit with the mini). Sucks that I’ll have to use voice control as a workaround, but I mostly bought an iPhone for the Apple Watch anyway.
The solution that I have been bouncing around is to get the watch for quick use, and then a larger phone to act more as a tablet. Of course this requires me to have multiple devices, which is annoying. But here we are.
In Settings -> Accessibility-> Touch -> Assistive Touch you can configure a small button the floats on the screen (you can move it around), providing access to all sort of gestures and functions one handed.
Tried that but none of the gestures include “go back” nor “swipe right” (the closest thing is “scroll right”). Even used a custom gesture as well and that didn’t work.
I considered getting a Mini a couple years ago. I tried one. It was not small enough for the reasons you describe. I have a regular sized iPhone for that reason.
I’ve long said the mini flopped not because people don’t want small phones, but rather because it wasn’t small enough to be worth the tradeoff of a smaller screen.
I’d been using an iPod Touch 4G thru 7G, for my everything pocket computer. Apple killed the iPod Touch, so I migrated to iPhone 13 mini just over a year ago. Sorry folx, they prolly killed the 13 mini cuz of me. Any other Apple products you’d like me to latch onto, so Apple will kill it? :-(
Lol I feel like this happens to me too. You like the fit of that T-shirt? Discontinued. You like the shape of those eyeglasses? Discontinued. You want a new car that starts up without 5,000 microchips? Haha too bad. You like buying phones that you can’t use without physically hurting your hands? Cool, enjoy the new 16 inch iPhone, it’s the smallest available. You’ll never leave it in your pocket or bag, because it doesn’t fit in either one. Oh and you need a speaker adapter to hear things without earbuds. That’ll be $2,500.
Sent from my dying iPhone SE 2020.
The solution is obvious. Don’t buy another goddamn iPhone.
There aren’t that many Android phones that actually are smaller.
Checkout GSMARENA
I feel lurched.
Why? Why do they make so few small phones? We have the tech, and people like me really prefer it over the behemoths of the modern day. WHYYYYYYY?
EDIT: That gif came out WAY bigger than I expected. Apologies to your eyes, my friends.
As I get older, the smaller screens are more difficult for me. As for others, I don’t know.
I posted this from my galaxy s23 while wiping my butt with my other hand
iPhone 15 is just 1 mm larger than S23
I can see the appeal of these little phones, but I think the batteries weren’t as good as the other counterparts… so that aspect alone made me pass them.
The screen is often the biggest driver of battery life. So with the smaller screen it can get by with having a smaller battery. At least enough to get someone through the day. My 12 mini was starting to struggle after 3 years, but mostly due to too much time on Lemmy. I was about due for a new battery according to the batter health report. I just ordered a 13 mini while I still could. So I’ll get a new battery that way, and the 13 mini is supposed to have better battery performance than the 12.
They also couldn’t fit the pro cameras. If you wanted a small phone, you had to accept shit battery and base model cameras.
I only want a phone that cannot double as a scutum is that too much to ask
A what?
I had to look it up. A scutum is a type of Roman shield.
Ha, I read it as scrotum on the first go :')
You and me both.
Huh, I searched it up and got an insect.
scutum
skyoo͞′təm
noun-
A scute.
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A shield-shaped dorsal sclerite or plate of certain insects and arachnids.
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An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
I’m assuming the third definition is the one we’re after. But it could be an alligator scute, ya never know. (https://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator.htm). And having looked at scutes, I think a phone shaped like that would be all kinds of amusing!
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
That marks the end of life for arguably the best premium small phone designed for one-handed use.
Market research has consistently shown that most users want bigger screens and batteries, which are incompatible with a smaller phone.
Supply chain analysts and journalists with inside knowledge have generally agreed that Apple could update the iPhone SE as soon as next year—but most rumors have suggested that it would go bigger, not smaller.
Many op-eds have been written at tech sites (including this one, by me) saying it’s important for Apple to offer a one-handed phone size, even if it’s less popular than the bigger models.
That said, supporting an additional size adds extra supply chain and production overhead—and it may not be the most financially prudent decision for Apple if it’s confident that it can covert mini owners to join the majority and opt for larger phones instead.
Chances are that axing the iPhone 13 mini won’t do much to hurt Apple’s earnings, but it leaves a minority of consumers without an important option, and I still think that’s bad news.
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Even Samsungs good update policy doesn’t beat Apple, where I can easily get 7 years worth of major versions (and still minor updates afterwards).
For my needs it works out much cheaper to buy a new android phone every few years, but it is such a waste.
Depending on manufacturer you get up to 5 years of security updates, but the phone usually costs up to 800 euros less so it simply doesn’t make sense to buy the iphone.
You end up throwing a perfectly good phone in a drawer, never to be used again.
In ye olden days, it didn’t really matter that the phone was less secure. But with banking apps, you have no real choice in the matter.
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I buy them cash, no contract, prepay.
Trade in value is usually really low, something like 20 euros max. I keep the old phone as a back-up and there’s no need to wipe it.
Usually cheaper to buy the new phone on amazon or wherever. They don’t offer trade in, but it still works out cheaper. No contract, cheaper phones.
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My problem with cheap phones is, that they also degrade fairly quick. At the beginning they still feel fine but after just a few months of usage I already start to feel the micro stutters again. And I hate that. I blame Android in general for that and like that iOS’ ecosystem is typically a lot more efficient in that regard.
Never had that issue, tbh. For all their flaws and limitations, the affordable motorolas usually run a relatively stock android, so that might be it.
Maybe. All the Androids I had pissed me off after 2 years latest. Since there were no small Androids at the time, I took the dive and bought an iPhone 13 Mini. I’ll see if it also pisses me off after 2 years ^^ But at least what I saw from other people who have their iPhones for far longer, I am optimistic.
CarPlay works much more fluent than Android Auto. That alone already made the switch worthwhile. Oh and having a unified backup solution via iTunes is really nice. While many Androids cannot be backed up at all unless you root them (which I don’t want).
I’ve only ever used Androids, all my phones have been at least 4 or 5 years with me, I’ve also never bought a flagship model. Honestly, at first having a smart phone for so long aged pretty fast, for the speed of software and hardware upgrades was frantic. But nowadays, I’ve had my current phone for 5 years and just now I’m considering an upgrade, just because I’m bored with it and want a phone with more storage space and a nicer camera. But otherwise the phone is still solid and functional, just had a software update a few months ago. I honestly hate that most Apple fans like to compare Apple with Chinese shovelware. But there are pretty good solid Android phones if you shop around.
The only worthy ones I found were Samsung and Pixel. At least in regards to update duration. I don’t like Samsung’s customizations though. So I effectively end up with Pixel. Which would be fine… but that doesn’t solve my initial problem of wanting a “small” SmartPhone. At least not at the time I bought the iPhone Mini.
Since Apple buried the Mini series, this might very well mean this is not only my first, but also my last iPhone again. Time will tell.
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The A series from Samsung starts at €120 or so, which is pretty cheap. But also low-end specs.
Unfortunately it hasn’t received a security update since March and Samsung have put it as EOL. Still a great phone but it’s not a small phone, it’s about the same size as the S23, it was just small compared to the S10 and S20 which were stupidly big.
At this point, get an S23 or a normal iPhone if the S10e was a suitable size.
Sent from my Galaxy S10e.
Android welcomes you brothers and sisters
Android also has no small phones anymore.
None of these are small
Ok, then what about these https://joyofandroid.com/best-small-screen-android-phones/
Most of them are outdated
lol. That’s article is full of ancient discontinued phones.
Some of those are small, but those are from lesser known brands. My experience with those is that their long term support is often lacking. It’s also going to be difficult to find replacement parts in case the display cracks or something.
Which android phone is as small as iPhone 13 mini?
Asus Zenfone 9
Perfect
That’s just a few mm smaller than iPhone 15
