Does anyone know if Apple has plans to offer another iPhone mini in the future? I have a 13 mini that could use an upgrade, but it’s not worth the trade-off to have my new phone be any larger. Would be very cool if they released another run of minis.
The iPhone mini unfortunately was not successful sales-wise. As such, it's unlikely Apple would want to revist that particular form factor if there is simply not enough market demand for it.
I know there are fervient supporters of the size, but unforatunately, there aren't enough for it to make financial sense for Apple.
From https://www.slashgear.com/1613364/why-apple-discontinued-iphone-mini/
The end of the iPhone Mini comes down to one factor: Demand, or lack thereof. The first signs of trouble arose in early 2021, when Consumer Intelligence Research Partners revealed that during the iPhone 12 launch window, the Mini accounted for just six percent of sales across the new line. Later that month, a leaked Morgan Stanley investment note revealed that Apple planned to cut iPhone 12 Mini production by two million units to increase iPhone 12 Pro production capacity. Several weeks after that, a Nikkei Asia report pegged Apple at cutting Mini production 70 percent from original plans for the first half of 2022. Just six months in, the experiment was a failure, but Apple's lead times are long enough that there'd still be an iPhone 13 Mini. Sure enough, another CIRP report soon showed it was selling even worse than its predecessor did.
This is not to say there will never again be an iPhone Mini, but unless it makes financial sense for Apple, don't expect one any time soon.
The iPhone mini unfortunately was not successful sales-wise. As such, it's unlikely Apple would want to revist that particular form factor if there is simply not enough market demand for it.
I know there are fervient supporters of the size, but unforatunately, there aren't enough for it to make financial sense for Apple.
From https://www.slashgear.com/1613364/why-apple-discontinued-iphone-mini/
The end of the iPhone Mini comes down to one factor: Demand, or lack thereof. The first signs of trouble arose in early 2021, when Consumer Intelligence Research Partners revealed that during the iPhone 12 launch window, the Mini accounted for just six percent of sales across the new line. Later that month, a leaked Morgan Stanley investment note revealed that Apple planned to cut iPhone 12 Mini production by two million units to increase iPhone 12 Pro production capacity. Several weeks after that, a Nikkei Asia report pegged Apple at cutting Mini production 70 percent from original plans for the first half of 2022. Just six months in, the experiment was a failure, but Apple's lead times are long enough that there'd still be an iPhone 13 Mini. Sure enough, another CIRP report soon showed it was selling even worse than its predecessor did.
This is not to say there will never again be an iPhone Mini, but unless it makes financial sense for Apple, don't expect one any time soon.
We are Apple users like yourself in these community forums. We do not have any inside information and it is against community guidelines for us to speculate. All I can suggest is to keep an eye on Apple's announcements. So far, I have not read anything about a release of a new mini.
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casolac wrote:
Does anyone know if Apple has plans to offer another iPhone mini in the future? I have a 13 mini that could use an upgrade, but it’s not worth the trade-off to have my new phone be any larger. Would be very cool if they released another run of minis.
In the present product line, that role would be held by the iPhone Duo. Yeah, it weighs more, though.
As for what Apple might plan here, as mentioned, nobody that knows can say, and those that don’t know don’t know.
We're just users, so don't know. My experience is those that like them like them. I've got a 13mini and a spare one in the safe. Sales of mini versions have, reportedly, been low so I don't think they'll make another.
As Mr Hoffman says, the Duo could be considered sort of a replacement in terms of size - and I'd agree with that wholeheartedly. The pocketability is perfect and thickness doesn't put me off - although the price could. I'd been considering buying an iPad mini for travelling but the price of the Duo is about the same as a new iPhone + iPad Mini so I could probably justify it. My plan, therefore, is to carry on with my 13mini and give the Duo a year or so to get a view of its durability. The risk is that I see one in the flesh and like it too much!
Plans for new IPhone mini?
