This year’s Apple smartphone offer abounds in a range of available models. The current portfolio includes flagship iPhones 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. IPhones 12 and 14 are slightly cheaper mini, but really thrifty people can target the “budget” iPhone SE 2020. Each of the devices is interesting in its own way, while the Apple iPhone 12 mini has become the subject of many Internet disputes. The smartphone, which was supposed to be a remedy for the lack of compact flagships with small screens, turns out to be not as popular as you might think from many entries by internet users. Customers are much more likely to choose the base model, i.e. the Appel iPhone 12. What could be the reason?

Compact by today’s standards iPhone smartphone 12 mini was to be a hit and the object of desire of people who want the presence of small flagships. However, customers are not interested in it.

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Over the years, the sizes of smartphones have increased, which was of course influenced by screens with increasingly larger diagonals. The reduction of the frames surrounding the display, which is allowed by new technologies, did not do much. Even smaller devices were still considered far too large and bulky. While in the budget and medium price range you could find small devices such as Samsung Galaxy A 41, Xiaomi Redmi 7A or Nokia 2.2, in the case of flagships it was a bit worse. In fact, we could choose mainly between Samsung Galaxy S 10 e and Google Pixel 4. The Apple iPhone 12 mini.

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Interestingly, the iPhone in question boasts almost the same technical specifications as the base model of the Apple iPhone 12. The main differences here are the screen with a lower 5.4-inch diagonal and a less capacious battery. The performance and features of the device are similar. You would expect this type of equipment to sell like hot cakes, but it turns out that the iPhone 12 mini is only 4-5 percent. Apple smartphone sales in the US. For comparison, I will add that the iPhone 12 is as high as 24 – 33 proc. sales to major US operators. Apparently, customers don’t want flagship devices with small screens at all. Perhaps the reason for the low interest is also a modest battery.

Source: WccTech, PCMag