Maybe I’m just out of touch, but I don’t understand who this is for, and I think it’s going to flop.

First of all…who is asking for thinner phones?

Secondly, the price. This is not an Air SE. This thing is only $100 less than a full-fat iPhone Pro, and $200 more than iPhone base (which is a particularly good value this year).

And what do you get for that price?

  • 2 fewer lenses than the pro, and 1 fewer than the base
  • Titanium frame, I guess?
  • Less powerful processor than the base
  • Inherently more fragile frame
  • Less battery life than even the base model (this was often cited as the shortcoming of the iphone Mini)
  • Slower charging speed than both models
  • no cinematic video mode

Are people really clamoring for thinner phones so badly that they’ll spend more money for less features?

https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-17-pro%2Ciphone-air%2Ciphone-17

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgOPEnglish
    61·
    3 days ago

    I mean, that’s fair. You’re entitled to that preference. I’d just be shocked to learn that it’s shared by a large number of people. But it wouldn’t be the first time people shocked me either. I still can’t believe so many people want to carry around what are essentially tablets that barely fit in their pockets, or will spend $2k+ for fragile-ass folding phones with plastic displays that won’t last more than a couple of years.

        • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
          11·
          2 days ago

          I felt the same preference for large TVs, for which smaller options are def still available. you first think it’s big and then think it should be bigger. and the normal iphone fits in my pocket with lots room to spare

            • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
              21·
              2 days ago

              point is people who prefer small screens are unfortunately a vocal minority. the iphone minis were discontinued for low sales

                • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
                  1·
                  21 hours ago

                  people say this every year and absolutely nothing happens. chrissakes the z flip series has been around since 2020 when their very concept was being endlessly hyped up in the press. well why would anything change now? but then again people said the same thing about Russia invading Ukraine beyond Crimea

      • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Only because they don’t sell phones with smaller screens. If there was a good smaller phone available, I’d go for it right away.

      • TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I actually did go back to a regular iPhone Pro after using the Pro Max for a while, and feel like I could go even smaller. I have a tablet for when the situation calls for it, and I like my phone to be more compact/easy to hold.

      • ugo@feddit.it
        2·
        2 days ago

        I went from a motorola moto g3 (5” screen, 72.4mm phone width) to a samsung galaxy s9+ (6.2” screen, 73.8mm phone width) to an iphone 13 mini (5.4” screen, 64.2mm phone width).

        I once held in my hand an iphone 4s, and I think that is the perfect physical size for my hands (58.6mm phone width).

        Yes the (relatively) small screen on the iphone mini can sometimes be a bit of an hindrance, and yet I would buy an iphone 4s-sized phone in a heartbeat.

        I got a big screen and I went back. I’d go back further if I could.