I’ve been buying the Mini line for my partner, and they’re remarkably good. Very small and light, but otherwise new top-line hardware. They’re not going to make more, it seems, since they don’t sell well.
This year was the first year I got an older model since I really like the size of the mini. Will likely not get a bigger phone in the future unless it has a killer feature or phones the same size as the mini (hopefully it becomes the SE) is no longer supported