The iPhone 14 is less than two months away, but there’s bad news for fans of Apple’s smallest form factor, the iPhone 13. If you were hoping to upgrade to the iPhone 14 mini this year, that unfortunately won’t be an option. That’s why.
Why won’t there be an iPhone 14 mini?
Apple introduced the 5.4-inch iPhone “mini” form factor with the iPhone 12 lineup in 2020. However, despite an active group of supporters, it quickly became clear that the iPhone 12 mini was not selling as well as the rest of the iPhone 12 lineup.
Just two months after the release of the iPhone 12 line, a CIRP analyst report showed that the iPhone 12 mini accounted for just 6% of iPhone sales in the first two months. By comparison, the iPhone 12 accounted for 27% of sales, followed by the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max at 20% each.
In fact, the iPhone 12 mini, despite being one of the new “flagship” iPhones, was often outsold by older models, including the iPhone SE, iPhone 11, and iPhone XR.
The iPhone 13 mini was released in September 2021, and despite improvements in battery life and display brightness, sales were still sluggish. The latest CIRP data showed that the iPhone 13 mini accounted for just 3% of all iPhone sales in the second quarter.
iPhone lineup
The iPhone 13 mini (and the iPhone 12 mini before it) occupy an odd place in Apple’s lineup. Apple currently sells the following iPhone models:
iPhone SE: from $429 for 64GB iPhone 11: from $499 for 64GB iPhone 12 mini: from $599 for 64GB iPhone 12: from $699 for 64GB iPhone 13 mini: from $699 for 128 iPhone 13: Starting at $799 for 128GB iPhone 13 Pro: Starting at $999 for 128GB iPhone 13 Pro Max: Starting at $1,099 for 128GB
Many iPhone buyers probably find it hard to justify buying the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini given the smaller screen compared to the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12. The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini offer advantages over the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12, but many consumers associate large screens with a “more premium” device.
Future
A number of reports have indicated that we won’t see the iPhone 14 mini this year. also exclusively revealed that Apple is not testing the iPhone 14 mini.
The iPhone 14 (codenamed D27 and D28) will be available in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch form factors. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max (codenamed D73 and D74) will also be available in 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch form factors.
This means that the smallest iPhone 14 will feature a 6.1-inch display, and Apple is reducing the number of screen size options from three to two. The iPhone 13 mini will likely remain in Apple’s lineup at a lower price point, perhaps around $599.
The iPhone “mini” form factor may return as the future iPhone SE, but for now, the iPhone 14 line will mark the end of an era.
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