My Rambling on About iPhone 13 mini
Just picked up a new iPhone. The 13 mini. I haven’t truly had a phonegasm since the iPhone 4s. I still have it. Look at it up there, looking all… small. And distinguished. It is the phone by which all others above been and will be judged. At least in this consumer’s eye. Yes, the screen real estate is minimal, but with screens reaching end to end with the beloved notch up there, well… it could still be the same physical size as the 4S but with an improved screen size.
From the 4s I went to the 6 Plus. “The pluth means better!” In my best Daffy Duck voice. Remember the old Mr. Goodwrench commercials? No? Oh well. Holy cow! That was an iPad mini. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I ended up with an iPad mini. But for a phone? No Thanks. I thought I wanted the bigger screen. I was wrong. I keep my phone in my left front pocket. Not with that mufucka I didn’t. Ended up trading that one with my wife who ordered the iPhone 6 just so I could trade with her. That was better, but still no 4s.
The iPhone 6 held me over until the iPhone X. Still wasn’t happy with it and actually downgraded to the iPhone SE 2020, which I guess is basically the iPhone 7 in shape and size. Much better, but again, still no 4s. When I wanted to buy a second phone for telework and wanted to sink as little coin as possible into it while still being an iPhone, I went with the iPhone 7 with 32 GB. When the AT&T rep asked me which color I wanted, rose gold or some other color I can’t recall, I said, “Shit, I’m paying a dollar for this? That bitch better be gold!” Plus it would really help me differentiate with my personal iPhone. I would never choose rose gold for my personal phone. I even keep it in a leather case, and I don’t do phone cases.
What I really hated about all the others was the protrusion of the camera lens. For fucks sake, WHY! I’m that guy who has never used a phone case for my personal phone. I hate to cover the natural beauty of the phone. I like to have my phone laying down on my desk or table on it’s back, and it really annoys the Obsessive Compulsive in me that it doesn’t lie down flat.
I just traded in my SE for this new iPhone 13 mini. I love the form factor. The hard clean edges with rounded corners. Glass on both sides. A seemingly tough metal band around the edge. I wish it was even more mini. I wish it was the size of my 4s. I had high hopes of it’s miniature-ness until I saw it in person. But it’ll do. I’ve got no choice but to deal with the camera lens these days. I’ve learned to place it face down on my table or desk.