The iPhone 12 Mini reaches an "early" end of life as Apple reportedly drops it from new production orders

[Redaktion]

According to the latest market research, Apple has all but given up on the iPhone 12 Mini, bringing its life cycle to a premature halt by ending its production in the second quarter of 2021. Nevertheless, the OEM is expected to order about 12% more new smartphones this year compared to 2020, as the market for these devices might improve going forward.

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[Mr Twister]

I think it may be time for the Germans to take on the Mini series.

[davros]

if they do refresh every lets say 3 years, I am fine with that...

[lol]

kind of Information-poor who use iPhone couldn't understand mini's advantages.

[_MT_]

kind of Information-poor who use iPhone couldn't understand mini's advantages.

It still sold in great numbers. They are just relatively poor compared to other models of iPhone 12. Is it really surprising? I mean, I've always felt that the crowd preferring smaller phones is a minority. Evidenced by the lack of small phones. I certainly didn't believe the so-called analysts who predicted it as the best selling version. Even at $550, much less at $730. And it wasn't helped by the endless claims of poor battery life. Which just isn't true when you look at it relative to older small iPhones or other (truly) compact phones. People choosing a smaller phone are probably not using their phones 8+ hours a day anyway. The only question is what kind of target Apple had.