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If the iPhone mini is managing to capture all of the "I want a small flagship phone" market, it's worth it. As long as the Mini exists, it's impossible for other manufacturers to try and compete.

>>vville+(OP)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship

There is no such thing as a small flagship.

>>auggie+xk
If we're talking about actual ships, USS Constitution is tiny compared to most US Navy ships ;)

(Not sure how good this example is, but anyway - flagship doesn't have to be physically giant.)

>>auggie+xk
It would probably be useful to read the whole article that one links to, because there's no flagship small enough to fit in your pocket, unless...:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship#Flagship_as_metaphor

Now, whether an iPhone Mini fits into that metaphor can be debated, but it's just a metaphor, after all. :-)