[lmns]

I think the appeal of the 13 mini is that it actually has all the interesting features of the bigger phones (minus 120 hz and ProRes), just in a smaller phone. I would agree that this is true for the SE, though, but it's also significantly cheaper.

[mason55]

Isn’t the mini missing one of the cameras? When I got my iPhone 12 i would have preferred a smaller screen but prioritized the third camera over the smaller size.

If I could get a smaller screen with all the cameras I totally would.

[vanilla_nut]

I think the 13 might have brought camera parity between the 13 and 13 Mini. Camera differences are understandable compromises IMO for small phones because camera size doesn’t scale with phone size like battery and vibration motors do. If you’re truly strapped for space, I’m all for dropping a camera instead of losing 1 hour of battery life.

[dagmx]

The Mini has the same cameras as the regular non-Pro iPhones. The extra camera is only part of the Pro lineup