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  • iOS 26 Message filtering upsetting fundraising politicians that want to annoy iPhone users...

    baconstangbaconstang
    If you want money from me, that's what email is for.  
    If you send me txt messages asking for money, I'm unlikely to EVER donate to you again.
    Anilu_777mike1sconosciutoiOS_Guy80danoxilarynx

  • Apple releasing six new iPhones in 2027 shouldn't be a surprise

    baconstangbaconstang
    mpantone said:
    tht said:
    mpantone said:
    First of all Apple is not bringing back the iPhone mini. Let it go. I'm one of a very, Very, VERY small group of people who prefer smaller phones. Apple has sold smaller phones for years, they know exactly how many they sold and how the demand curve was trending before they canned the iPhone 13 mini.

    As for the other iPhone models, I predict that any iPhone with only one rear camera will end up selling poorly. Poor sales of iPhone 16e in India shows that even price-conscious markets will lean toward an older iPhone with multiple rear cameras versus the current entry level 16e model.

    That's because Joe Consumer all over the world prioritizes these features: camera, display, battery.
    Well, never say never.  :D

    There is a niche of buyers who will buy a small phone, just as there is a niche of buyers who will buy a $2000 folding display phone. I've said it before that iPhone mini had enough sales imo. It was on order 3 to 5 million unit sales. That is enough. The issue I think Apple is having was gross margins weren't as high as Apple wanted. This can be addressed easily enough if they want to bring this type of model back, as well as addressing battery.
    Look, if pumping up gross margins was that easy, Apple would have done it and came out with the iPhone 14 mini, iPhone 15 mini, etc.

    My guess is that the sales curve was headed down. They probably sold fewer 13 minis than 12 minis and projected even fewer sales going forward. My guess is that Apple had a iPhone 14 mini in their labs but pulled the plug on the product line. Today it is unlikely there are any mini iPhone prototypes in Apple's labs.

    The closest thing Apple has now is the SE models which is often older/cheap tech in an older iPhone chassis. Low sales volumes means higher component cost per unit because of weaker volume discounts. If the market isn't there, Apple can't demand better pricing from their component vendors.

    In any case, if you are holding out for an iPhone mini my guess is you have purchased your last iPhone.

    Note that Apple's competitors don't really offer smaller handsets (outside of niche markets in Asia) apart from the folding models.
    The thing is, mini buyers don't "need" a new model every year.  If they released a new mini every 3 years, I think most of that market would be happy.

    An aside...I find the UW lens useless.  if they're going to give me a second lens, I vastly prefer the tele. 

    And yes, I'm aware that I may be using my 12 mini for a long, long time.  No reason for me to buy a phone I can't carry in my pocket.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Redesigned iPhone 17 Pro camera may lead Apple to reposition its logo

    baconstangbaconstang
    Earthshaking!
    Alex1N

  • Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise

    baconstangbaconstang
    anthogag said:
    This is only Trump's sons being doosh bags and taking advantage of the father's followers/sheeple. 
    To be honest, that's what they do best!
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses

    baconstangbaconstang
    Apple hit with a frivolous lawsuit?
    Must be a day that ends with a 'Y'...
    williamlondonwatto_cobra