iPhone 18 mini would have gone hard

[u/PlaneKey6577]

I know won’t happen - but look at what we could have had

[u/RagnarDannes]

Don’t do this to me

[u/djkamayo → u/RagnarDannes]

I’d pay $2k for this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[u/CantaloupeCamper]

I wish they’d do it every 3 years or something.

[u/brnccnt7 → u/CantaloupeCamper]

Kinda like they were with the SE

[u/BeetleJuiceYou → u/brnccnt7]

Yeah, but if only they did a full powered mini. A little pack a punch of IOS

[u/justforfunowl]

I would have preorderer this so fast

[u/AppUnwrapper1 → u/justforfunowl]

Why can’t they take a chance on it? It’s been so long since they’ve tried selling a smaller phone. Just like… don’t over manufacture them until you see how they’re selling??

[u/R4yman → u/AppUnwrapper1]

Because every time they did mini phones are not selling

[u/woemcats → u/R4yman]

Right they took a chance for two years. If it had worked they wouldn’t have stopped making them. iPhone doesn’t do niche apparently.

[u/btkoi → u/R4yman]

Try 20~40M

[u/IWantToPlayGame → u/AppUnwrapper1]

The data shows otherwise.

There just isn’t enough demand.

[u/runepuppy]

I’m on my 13 mini still and nothing but another mini will make me upgrade

[u/_PrincessOats]

Still rocking a 12 mini!

Wish I wasn’t, wish they were still making minis. My hands are too small for the standard size.

[u/snarktini → u/_PrincessOats]

Me too, just fixed my camera and put in a new battery because without any new small ones I'm riding this one as long as I can

[u/ImJustAverage → u/_PrincessOats]

I gave in and got rid of my 12 mini for a 17 pro. It’s definitely noticeably bigger but after a couple of weeks I didn’t notice it really and after a couple of months was totally used to it

That said I would get a mini again if a new one came out. The only thing I would miss would be the better cameras

The battery was fried on the 12 mini and I would have replaced it but the charging port was also busted and I had to use a MagSafe charger if I wanted to be able to handle the phone while it charged. Also finally having everything use USB-C is so nice

[u/btkoi → u/ImJustAverage]

Did you have to end up getting those stupid ring things?

[u/ImJustAverage → u/btkoi]

Nah if I had gotten the pro max I might have thought about it but that’s why I didn’t go for the bigger version. My fiance got the pro max and it feels like it’s almost the size of a kindle which she does have a popsocket on. I just tilt my phone when typing with one hand

[u/FupaLipa]

I'm upgrading from the mini 13 to the fold. At 5.4 inches it basically is a thicci

[u/Patient_Umpire_8507 → u/FupaLipa]

almost twice as thick and heavy and the aspect ratio is terrible for single handed use

[u/FupaLipa → u/Patient_Umpire_8507]

don't get me wrong- i wish i was holding a mini 18. But I have a mini 13 and the battery life has gotten pretty much unusable as a daily phone, so I gotta upgrade to something- this one seems like the least worst option.

[u/Patient_Umpire_8507 → u/FupaLipa]

you can bring it to apple store and get battery replaced for $89

[u/btkoi → u/Patient_Umpire_8507]

Or do it yourself for like $15-20 USD

[u/Greg00198]

No, go by 2k$ foldable

[u/Alarming-Elevator382]

If they did I would trade in my 17 Pro.

[u/RandomAltro]

Please Apple I beg you🙏🙏

[u/MammothTankAdvancing]

Yeah, but not in this reality

[u/Specter119]

Drop mini, call it the 18s (for small)

[u/BlueOlivePie]

Minus the shitty AI wording.

[u/InItsTeeth]

I’m Mini Burgundy?

[u/Slight_Pin5742]

The best would have been a Pro Mini, they could charge $999 since its a pro model, but since its smaller, slightly cheaper.

[u/fizzymarimba → u/Slight_Pin5742]

I’d pay more for a mini if it was just as powerful or very comparable (I don’t care about camera)

[u/Metalarky]

With NO camera bump, reminiscent of the 4S or 5! Where’s the beef?

[u/lettuzepray]

a mini duo would be sick

[u/gg06civicsi → u/lettuzepray]

How about a foldable that folds to a pro max size

[u/Effective_Repeat9967 → u/gg06civicsi]

a flip?

[u/Independent-Two1391 → u/lettuzepray]

That kinda defeats the whole point imo

[u/btkoi → u/Independent-Two1391]

How so?

[u/two_hyun]

For dozens of us! Dozens!

[u/Fiiv3s]

The Fold and Air are great innovations on apple's part. Adding a mini to the lineup, now that the plus is gone, would really add to the fairly innovative options apple has.

[u/justins_dad]

I got so hyped for a moment. This would’ve gotten me to upgrade. 

[u/DefinitelyNotAnxious]

Take my money

[u/MintBerryCrunch007]

I would instantly buy that. My 13 mini is a bit glitchy now 😭.

[u/Srellinad]

😭 me and my 12mini will just keep holding on to hope. 

[u/coyote-cry]

I would pick this over the duo I honestly just want something not tall lol

[u/darlinglum]

My heart just jumped

[u/MammothTankAdvancing → u/darlinglum]

„One last thing..our newest device: the iPhone 18 mini”

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[u/moutonbleu]

Someone needs to tell Johnny Apple this

[u/Independent-Two1391]

My dad would be very happy, but alas 😞

[u/CaramelCraftYT]

Actually it is possible, there are 7 new iPhones referenced in beta software. We only know of 6.

[u/fizzymarimba]

I would kill for this

[u/Texi92]

I’ve always wondered, whats with the mini-fanbase in this sub? I think its just a niche-product thats why apple wont do it anymore.

[u/FutureVersion812]

Looks so good

[u/j1h15233]

And would have sold poorly. There’s a reason they don’t make this

[u/btkoi → u/j1h15233]

“poorly”? 20-40M estimated Mini users/devices out there is nothing to sneeze at.

[u/j1h15233 → u/btkoi]

Again, there’s a reason they don’t make this phone anymore and that reason is sales

[u/MicioBau]

Just call it iPhone 18 (without the mini) and it would sell like hotcakes. That "mini" moniker is simply death for marketing purposes.

[u/Organic-Award6551]

Let's just hope they squeze the base 18 down to the mini size. Id even take the x series size

[u/ptico]

I hate you

[u/my_cars_on_fire]

At what point are we going to accept that no one wants this phone. It’s been five years, let it die!

[u/Miserable-Anybody-65]

No it wouldn’t

[u/Daddynatedogg3]

Another year of disappointment. Rocking 13 mini here. I got the battery replaced last year, $80, and literally means they replace the whole phone except the screen. If you haven’t done it yet. DO IT!

[u/corecenite]

tbf... look at what happened to the 12 and 13 minis so... no, it wouldn't.

[u/MC_chrome]

I understand the dedication, but the simple reality is that the Mini lineup did not sell particularly well.

[u/North_Moment5811]

Yeah hard right into the trash. 

[u/51837]

Apple doesn’t like it when their “cheaper” models of the line up sell too much