The iPhone 12 series kickstarted an upgrade supercycle that’s expected to continue into 2022 with the iPhone 13. Despite that, Apple’s iPhone 12 mini has seriously underperformed, and a new report claims that production has ended.
The iPhone 12 mini reached ‘End-of-Life’ this quarter
In a research note published this morning about Apple’s iPhone 13 series production plans for the second half of 2021, TrendForce claims that the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini reached “End-of-Life” status earlier this quarter following weak sales.In other words, Apple has ended production of the iPhone 12 mini — permanently. The company will continue to sell existing stock over the summer months — the device is still available on Apple.com with no signs of delay — ahead of September’s iPhone 13 launch.
The end of iPhone 12 mini production, which Apple hasn’t confirmed, corroborates a research note published in February by J.P. Morgan that stated Apple was planning to halt production at some point this quarter.
Apple is planning an iPhone 12 mini successor in the form of the iPhone 13 mini, despite the current model’s poor performance since release. It has learned its lesson, though, and will be actively pushing the larger iPhone 13 models.
