I’ve been using a Product (Red) iPhone 13 mini. It manages to be small, highly portable, and pretty much uncompromised.
By Jonny Evans, Computerworld| Appleholic, (noun), æp·əl-hɑl·ɪk: An imaginative person who thinks about what Apple is doing, why and where it is going. Delivering popular Apple-related news, advice and entertainment since 1999. I’ve been using a Product (Red) iPhone 13 mini for the past week. It manages to be small, highly portable, and pretty much uncompromised compared to larger models. Almost anything you can do with a larger iPhone, you can do with this device. There’s this trend among many writers to remain fixated on the high-end, but the majority of Apple’s tens of millions of new smartphone purchasers don’t look at devices like that. Yes, sales breakdowns favor the Pro devices (which provide the very best cameras), but there’s a healthy market for all the company’s devices. Last year’s alleged slow sales of the iPhone 12 mini followed the release of the iPhone SE, which scooped up lots of purchasers who might well have chosen the mini if they’d known it was coming. So, who is the iPhone 13 mini for? At its simplest, it’s for anyone using a smaller iPhone who doesn’t want to carry a larger device. The people who want a mini this time around will likely be those upgrading from a 4.7-in. iPhone 6S,7, or 8, who want the power of an Apple smartphone but not a larger size. There will also be a smattering of upgrades from iPhone X and 11 series devices. Most consumers now using an iPhone 11 or 12 won’t want to upgrade, unless they’ve developed a pressing need for 5G connectivity or a hard-to-handle Apple product purchasing addiction. ( Hi Ken!). [Editor’s note: Fact check, true.] While enterprise users might veer toward the Pro range, many people simply need an iPhone for communication and a little collaboration; the mini is good for both. You can look at the benchmarks, compare raw stats and easily see that anyone upgrading from any of those older devices will notice immediate improvements in the iPhone 13 mini. For more on the exact specs, you can read about them right here, though I will cherrypick a few today. You get a much brighter, clearer, and larger display on a smartphone that’s easy to pocket. You get significant improvements in battery life. You get FaceID, which means more display in less space. You will possess a camera DxoMark calls No.1 in the premium market. And you get a processor that delivers the best performance on the market in a phone of this size. Those that play games on smartphones will see immediate improvements, but the power of this processor also means the iPhone mini will happily handle any mobile productivity apps you use. The crisp, bright, high-resolution Super Retina XDR display delivers clear text, excellent video, and sharp graphics, while the camera has 2x optical and 5x digital zoom. You get Cinematic Mode, which most users will probably learn to use. (Those cute pet memes are about to look lots better).
