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Among smartphone customers, what do you think the numbers are for customers who prefer a big phone vs a little phone?

99/1?

90/10?

80/20?

I don’t know this myself. But I figure that if no one is stepping into this market, it’s probably pretty damn small.

>>CountS+(OP)
I'm not sure why you're asking me, but the OP's site says that 5% of iPhone orders (10 million phones a year) are the mini. That's quite a large market in absolute terms.

>>CountS+(OP)
See post above re: manufacturers.

I think this is at least partially a feedback loop issue. There aren't manufacturers even making small screens, and the time/cost of doing that isn't seen as worth investing in... because... look at what's selling - larger screens! - which are the only thing we're selling because... look at what's selling!

A small niche player that wants to try a different form factor/size isn't practically able to enter the market with anything but commodity screens.

>>bscphi+t3
I'd prefer the mini, but want a better camera.

If the camera were the same, I suspect many, many more people would buy the mini.