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I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#382The article person might want one, but people don't. That's why the iPhone Mini doesn't sell and is being axed.
Speak for yourself.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#383“4 hour screen on time” That seems crazy low. I have an iPhone Mini (and would switch back to Android when I replace it if they have a mini quality phone and Apple doesn’t) and my battery lasts “all day.” I’m not sure how it works out in terms of screen on time, but it’s got to be at least 6 hours a day. Probably more.
Battery settings probably shows your screen on time? In independent reviews, the iPhone mini (12 & 13) seemed to get closer to 5 hours screen on time.
6 hours or more _per day_ sounds absolutely insane though, you must be overestimating that unless you use your phone as a GPS to commute or some similar use case that requires it on in the background.
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#384I have to say, I do like the form factor of the iPhone Mini. Not enough to buy one, because my aging eyes prefer a larger screen now, but it really does feel nice in your hand. Just fits, no stretching, a perfect fit.
The problem, of course, is much like brown manual diesel station wagons, it's a small but vocal niche and there may not be enough actual buyers to justify it. Apple's sales figures are large enough that it may very well 'big enough' for them, but is that true for any individual Android manufacturer?
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#385Earlier quoted context omitted.
So increase the price? As a criminal defense attorney, I will never own a FaceID device. Ever. I owned an iPhone 7, then an iPhone 8, then an iPhone SE 2020, then another iPhone SE 2020. I may upgrade to the iPhone SE 2022. Cost is not an issue for me. I don't buy the iPhone SE because I'm cheap. I buy the iPhone SE because it is, on balance, hands down the best phone Apple makes right now for people who value conven…
Can you not... disable FaceID? You can set any iPhone to use a passcode every time, disable TouchID, FaceID, whatever.
Yes you can disable FaceID unlock. I only use it for not very important apps but just unlock my phone with a passcode. You can also set the time for how long to wait until your phone requires the passcode again, and you can set that so that when you lock, the passcode is needed immediately after.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#386> Cameras must be as good as Pixel 5
I know that you think you are setting an attainable bar, But that is not the case. Most phones you can buy today would not deliver this. A lot of it has to do with computational photography (code Google will not license to you) and per-device tuning done at the factory (details of which Google will not give you)
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#387I have the same issue, I have big hands and going from a pixel 2 to a pixel 6 has been a nightmare. I can't use the pixel 6 with a single handle.
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#388I absolutely agree with size. I'm long time Samsung A5 2017 user because Lineage OS compatibility and size.
However I'm refuse to pay more than 200 USD for phone. It is device that could be easily broken, lost or stolen. I also do not need super specs. I mean... It is ridiculous how basic purpose of phone (calls, messages, emails, contacts...) shifted to machine that has betters specs than laptops. Of course quite a lot o people simply switch from laptop to high end phone, but what about those who need reliable phone for basic communication and don't want to pay for features that don't actually need (I never used front camera, NFC, big screen for gaming, etc.)?
Maybe I'm old fashioned but for me: • phone = communication, calendar, notes, GPS • pictures = camera • gaming, work = desktop
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#389Earlier quoted context omitted.
5% of 100 phones is 5 phones. 5% of 200,000,000 is 10,000,000. 5% can be a huge number, or a tiny number, depending on what it's 5% of . I switched from Android to Apple specifically for the iPhone mini, and if they killed it, I would switch to the smallest phone on the market.
Is there a world where the iPhone mini is necessary or desirable when the iPhone SE also exists? I don't see a need for both, especially when they run the same processor under the hood.
The current SE is bigger than the mini.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#390There is Palm. It looks a bit like the first iPhone, but the size of a credit card.
https://palm.com/pages/product
Regretfully, it filled with a lot of carrier spyware (originally Verizon) that eats the battery in the background. If cleaned up, the battery life gets much better (up to two days). But, after a month or so, for me the phone for some reason factory-reset itself. Not sure, if it was an update or initiated by the carrier or a hardware glitch or something else.
Nice, clean looking, unlocked, very inexpensive hardware (<$100 refurbished), but very poor android build.