The mini is an extreme niche phone with lackluster sales. According to the WSJ just 5% of iPhone 12 sales were mini. I suspect people buy these phones for very particular reasons. They really don't compete with the main and Max lines.
Why are people still using this metric.
it’s only specific to the total IPhone 12 sales … but those models are not the only one’s sold in the 2020:2021 year cycle.
the iPhone 12 mini has no real competition in ALL devices regardless of manufacturer or sold anywhere in the world. Almost to the point Samsung is considering a mini on the next SGS lineup. Sony had considered but they were too entrenched into their 5 & 1 miii models.
Those that keep wanting an iPhone mini ‘pro’ … I gotta ask where is the basis of this want coming from?
NO other manufacturer ever created Pro features in a mini form facter - Sony is the ONLY manufacturer to get close:
Screen quality (not resolution due to smaller size),
Processor, chipset, storage options - ALL matching their top tier lineup (Z series Top End, Z Compact on the top end small size),
Variants for regions all supported,
etc.
There is a reason why the iPhone 12 mini is almost exactly the same dimensions of THE most successful Sony compact phone … the Z5 Compact. Check out the screen sizes … the resolution, the top tier A series chip that matches the Pro series. IT”S a PRO yet without the battery life/capacity and 3rd lens .. and for good reason: Neither will fit!