I really dislike the fact that it only has Face ID in the age of masks, but otherwise I too think it's a great device. I'm surprised how quite a few apps in that ecosystem don't support the small formfactor though(i.e. keyboard doesn't close and you can't press next in some apps) even though it's not like in android where there is a thousand formfactors to support.
Masks aren't the concern so much as privacy. (Who the hell has even worn a mask in the past year and a half? I literally haven't worn one since mid 2021 - I don't even know where our masks are...)
I'm really opposed to buying a phone with FaceID - give me a fingerprint sensor, please.
The 12/13 mini is 9% wider and 6% taller[0], so I don't really think it's unfair to write "marginally bigger".
Also, the second picture is a bit misleading because it compares the SE to a container that itself is larger than the mini (as you can see in the third picture).
[0] Numbers from Mactracker. SE is 4.87" x 2.31" = 11.2497"^2. Mini is 5.18" x 2.53" = 13.1054"^2. That's a 16.5% increase in surface area
It's considerably larger. If you hold the phone in your right hand and want to touch the upper left corner with your thumb, you have to reach about an inch further.
I still think the iPhone 13 mini is the best choice, though.
rjzzleep|3 years ago
dublin|3 years ago
I'm really opposed to buying a phone with FaceID - give me a fingerprint sensor, please.
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dijit|3 years ago
https://imgur.com/a/W5b7RDF
float4|3 years ago
Also, the second picture is a bit misleading because it compares the SE to a container that itself is larger than the mini (as you can see in the third picture).
[0] Numbers from Mactracker. SE is 4.87" x 2.31" = 11.2497"^2. Mini is 5.18" x 2.53" = 13.1054"^2. That's a 16.5% increase in surface area
nemetroid|3 years ago
I still think the iPhone 13 mini is the best choice, though.