There is some bad news for iPhone Mini lovers. It looks as if the petite device wouldn’t come back soon. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Garman, Apple is not planning to reintroduce the smaller iPhone model. Recent time Live streamed Q&A sessionhe pointed out that Apple moved away from the smaller designs “larger, bigger and bigger.” “We’ll see what the market is telling Apple,” he added.
A statement from longtime Apple Reporter, which has close ties with corporate sources, says the company has recently stopped selling its third-generation iPhone SE, so it doesn’t effectively leave iPhone models on displays below 6 inches. The company is also working on a foldable iPhone with a 7.8-inch creaseless inner display and a 5.5-inch outer display, and next year is already on start-up day.
The iPhone Mini, which has not been updated since 2021, had a 5.4-inch display. The small model debuted in 2020 with the iPhone 12 Mini.
Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The iPhone 12 and 13 Mini developed a niche fanbase, especially among those who thought it would fit in with the hand, but failed to gain widespread traction. At the time, CounterPoint Research reported that the iPhone 12 Mini accounted for only 5% of iPhone 12 sales in January 2021. According to CounterPoint, the iPhone 12 Mini and 13 Mini did not crack the top 10 bestselling smartphone list by the end of that year.
“This writing was on the wall for this,” Ramon Llamas, director of market research firm IDC, told CNET.
“Hello, iPhone Pro Max’s trends to large and large smartphones and the success of value-based products – iPhone SE and iPhone 16e – the niche spots of iPhone Mini around the world are constantly under pressure from all other iPhone cousins,” says Llamas.
“I think a lot of people liked it, and they were rarely themselves, especially for aged parents who wanted something smaller and easier to handle.”
