As much as we critics love them, small high-end mobile phones don’t sell and it doesn’t make sense to keep betting on them.
It was already an open secret so there is no surprise with the abandonment of the iPhone 13 mini which failed miserably in the market. Smaller cell phones don’t sell wellAt least the nice ones premium Which is ultimately more expensive, so Apple executes its sentence It makes no sense to hold bets on them. We critics like them a lot though.
And we’re not exactly talking about these minimal Chinese innovations, but top-of-the-range smartphones that come in a small bottle, About 5.5 inchesThe iPhone 13 Mini is exactly like the Sony Xperia Compact They abandoned us years ago Forever.
Small cell phones don’t sell, at least high-end phones with high prices don’t sell, so it doesn’t make sense for a manufacturer to bet on them.
People don’t love them, we have to admit that as our colleagues said. Android Authorityso There are no more compact performance options left Neither on Android platform nor on iOS.
with respect iPhone mini, its journey didn’t last more than 3 years Since it came with the iPhone 12 in 2020, integrates a panel under 6 inches but Maintaining the same concept of their elders. The iPhone SE is now far away, which will continue in the catalog with that option 4.7 inches though with an already outdated form factor And a very clear mid-range or affordable concept.
There are no “compact” options among the iPhones or in the more extensive Android catalog, with the only model that can more or less fit the bill being the ASUS Zenfone 10 with performance hardware and a 5.92-inch screen.
And though he portfolio The Google ecosystem is extensive, too Similar models on Android Outside of an ASUS ZenFone 10 that’s close to concept hardware ‘top’ and a 5.92-inch screen Place within that dimension Approx 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.4 mm More content Compared to the rest of the nobler range, though not quite as “compact”.
So, fans of small mobile phones must have Look now for a more versatile option like the Galaxy Z Flip or similarAnd with their folding design they offer that Portable size when closed Its transportation facilities, however With all the power of a large panel Integrated into and usable at will.
It is not the same, but some and those who do not want are not comforted … Is it?