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Well, I'm with you and I was very excited when the iPhone Mini came out. However, the capabilities weren't equivalent to the regular-sized Pro (probably due to space reasons). So I didn't buy one despite loving the size and now cannot complain that it was discontinued.

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I did buy one and I am still using it. It can do all the things I need a phone to do. Honestly if anything it’s still a bit too big.

I don’t know what I’ll do when this phone becomes obsolete. Get surgery for bigger hands?

It seems mad to me that it wasn’t more popular. Though a lot of things that are popular seem mad to me too.

> Honestly if anything it’s still a bit too big.

Stumbled on my old iPhone 5S in the back of a drawer recently and could not believe how good it felt in my hand, even having only used 12 and 13 Mini models since 2021. What an excellent form factor and construction. Would happily pay a big premium for a modern version of it. Dreaming of a sub-mini phone trend. Sell me a $1500 Zoolander phone—not even joking!

The older phones didn’t have the screen extending all the way to the edges, but the size was ideal. And yes, Zoolander promised a future that never came!

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