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Apple iPhone Mini: Why It Makes Sense

Recent reports suggest that we might be seeing a brand new iPhone Mini. On several viewpoints, a release of the said phone could damage Apple, but on another perspective, if they execute and market it right, it could be another hit.

Why Make One?

The Google Nexus 7 triggered a price war in the tablet space. Those who didn’t want to spend too much money on a tablet suddenly had a new option other than the iPad and the high-end Android tablets. As an indirect reply, Apple released an affordable and smaller iPad, the iPad Mini.

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We never thought that we’d see an iPad Mini as Apple once claimed that smaller tablets didn’t make sense. It looks like times have changed.

Google, once again, triggers another one with the Nexus 4, the high-end phone with an affordable price tag (but the distribution is somewhat a failure). This could be one of the reasons why an iPhone Mini could make sense.

But wait, cheaper iPhones already exist. The iPhone 3GS & the iPhone 4 already takes that spot. Also, these phones already have 3.5-inch displays. Where does the iPhone Mini fit in all of this?

Who Would Buy One?

The iPhone 5’s screen size is now at 4-inches, and all the older iPhones have smaller screens. Even by current standards, 4-inches might be considered small. Who wants an iPhone Mini – when you can just get an old iPhone?

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Most of the people want their things to be ‘up-to-date’. Users hate having to update their phones on a very short time frame, which is why an iPhone Mini might become a hit.

The situation is very similar to the iPad Mini. Lesser people now want the 1st & 2nd gen iPads as they would rather opt for the iPad Mini – which has very similar specs.

What Will It Be Like?

Recent rumors suggest that a more colorful iPhone line may be due this year in the form of the iPhone 5S. However, some other reports say that an iPhone 6 (with iOS 7) may be in the works right now with another redesign and a much bigger screen.

Whether there is true or not, a sleek redesign of the 3.5-inch iPhone may attract enough consumers for it to be successful.

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A lot of reports have already mentioned that each Apple iPhone 5 may have a production cost of approximately $200 (Php 8000+) – which is enough to conclude that an affordable iPhone could be indeed reproduced.

Just repackage the iPhone 4S internals in a different body with a cheaper production process and voila! We have an iPhone Mini.

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Bob Freking occasionally contributes articles to the website. He is a UST Graduate of Commerce & Business Administration, Major in Marketing Management, and a full-time Sith Lord with three dragons.

38 Responses

  1. Avatar for ronjiedotcom ronjiedotcom says:

    Hmmm, I just read this similar Jan 7 2013 article: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/07/the-case-for-a-new-cheaper-iphone/

  2. Avatar for ronjiedotcom ronjiedotcom says:

    teka, ano kamo ang screen size nitong iphone mini that makes sense mo? 2 inches? 3 inches? 3.5 inches?

    okay yung idea nung isang nag-comment, 3.5 inches na 16:9.

    paki-basa na lang din ito, mukhang marami sa atin ang mas matalino pa kesa kay phil schiller:

    http://gigaom.com/2013/01/10/resolved-cheap-iphones-arent-the-future-of-apples-business/

  3. Avatar for lalaland lalaland says:

    why not sell iphone 3gs/4 with different spec? make it a dual core A5 perhaps?

    and iphone 3gs is still one of the best looking phone for me…and that design makes apple to go for samsung! so why not use that?

    or bring them back to life…. but offer it with a cheaper pricetag! for example iphone 3gs for only $159 then iphone 4 for $249 off contract?? that would be a good deal!

  4. Avatar for fat internet guy fat internet guy says:

    woohoo! makaka afford na rin ako ng iphone sa wakas! :) ang hirap talaga pag maliit ang sweldo. thank you very much apple for thinking of us! sana ang accessories mura din :)

    • Avatar for jose procopio jose procopio says:

      you honestly believe na kaya magrerelease ng CHEAP iphone ang apple dahil concern sila sa mga tulad natin na kabilang sa mga masa? bwahahaha..

  5. Avatar for Jho Jho says:

    Samsung S3 + iPhone 5 = SONY XPERIA Z

    • Avatar for lalaland lalaland says:

      indeed!!! the sony xperia is awesome!! and japan tech are always better than koreans!

      and the iphone 5 (all iphone) use sony camera sensor!

      but i still think nokia pureview is still the best!

    • Avatar for La+ La+ says:

      Amen!

  6. Avatar for mr.what? mr.what? says:

    why make a cheaper n lower spec phone? as if the current phone is way beyond the competition…i don’t think it would do them any good…yes the isheeps would still buy that but a lot of informed iphone consumers are switching to other brand…n releasing a cheaper phone would cheapen the brand…the only thing that makes apple sell now is image, all the hype and its sort of a status symbol to own one…it’s like Ferrari realising a 500k php car….

  7. Avatar for Mr. Curious Mr. Curious says:

    A is for Apple not Affordable! lol

  8. Avatar for lol lol says:

    isheep will always be isheep. fandroids will always be fandroids. to each his own talaga. bash kayo ng bash, eh pakielam nyo ba kung gs2 nila ng apple or android. Personally, i like android kasi it fits my lifestyle but i have an ipod touch for my PMP since its easier to use. Wag kayo maoffend kung nalalait yung mga phone nyo dahil lang sa social status, makikita naman yan sa itsura pa lang at ugali kung ano pinanggalingan mo eh :)

    kung naiinis ka na talaga sa pasikat masyado, edi sampalin mo ng pera para tapos :D

  9. Avatar for Ivan Ivan says:

    iSheep will buy anything made by Apple… even the crap ones. Pathetic indeed.

  10. Avatar for Name: kevin Name: kevin says:

    My mom bought one, faceplam, 64gb pa akala nya mas mbilis.. Pero ung gnggmet ko sya since xmas now, wow i actually like this thing, its fast, no lag, the screen is more than ok, smaller footprint more portable, etc… Mahal nga lng pero if you want a smaler no nonsense tablet i suggest the ipad mini na..

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