While I admire those who stick to the first-gen 2016 iPhone SE, of which the 12 Mini is its successor, I stand by the iPhone 6, the first larger phone of its kind. Everything else is a phablet, imo
The 12 mini is not a successor to the original SE in neither concept nor positioning.
The idea of the original SE was to reuse an old form factor and old production line to make a bottom tier low cost phone with newer internals.
The iPhone 12 mini was a new design that made no compromises compared to its larger iPhone 12 cousin. Exact same hardware, camera, screen tech, etc, just a smaller size battery.
I strongly disagree that “everything else is a phablet.” After shrinking some bezels the current iPhone lineup is very similar size to the iPhone 6/6S/7/8.
The iPhone 15 is 5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches
The iPhone 6S is 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in
I realize that fractions of an inch make a big difference on mobile devices but that’s still not a whole lot of change. Under 10mm of additional height and under 6mm of extra width.
Alright fair regarding the minimal bezel post-iPhone X design not actually being phablet-sized. But also I want Touch ID, and no notch, so there you have it.
> The 12 mini is not a successor to the original SE in neither concept nor positioning.
