The so-called compact mobiles are in the middle of 2020, those terminals that do not reach 6 inches . History has changed so much, that in 2012, when the first Samsung Galaxy Note was launched, its 5.3 inches were considered a beast and madness that would make the idea of the Koreans fail. The term “phablet” was even coined almost in disuse, to refer to smartphones that went over 6 inches and did not reach 7.
Today, going from 6 inches is practically a standard in the middle of 2020, where manufacturers have also managed to speed up the frames like never before . However, a group of irreducible brands continue to maintain in the market the considered compact mobiles, which were born this year in the form of the Pixel 4a, Pixel 5, iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone Mini or Sony‘s Xperia 5 II. However, it might not be enough to maintain the continuity of these types of devices, according to a famous Chinese leaker.
Compact, but more expensive to manufacture
As reported by Digital Chat Station on the Chinese social network Weibo, it has no news about the launch of compact devices, less than 6 inches, at least on Android terminals by 2021. The leaker has detailed that supply chains must adapt almost à la carte for terminals with smaller screens, which involve an extra expense, which in many cases is not compensated by the level of sales of this type of device.
The same source gives an example of the iPhone 12 Mini, where the 5.4-inch OLED screen is the most expensive component of all. As these are terminals with a smaller number of shipments, there is a mismatch between the sale price and the cost of production, which could be difficult to maintain in the short term by the main manufacturers . Perhaps the case of the iPhone 12 is more special than in the Android devices mentioned above, since if there is a sales success in the Mini model this year, Apple will repeat the formula with total security.
An uncertain 2021
We do not know if 2021 will continue to reduce the number of “compact” terminals that seemed to have suffered a small awakening. However, and although this informant is usually right on many occasions, it should be remembered that Redmi‘s product director, Wang Teng, recently commented that the company is considering launching a small screen terminal. In this sense, we do not have to download any possibility yet in the face of 2021 that is uncertain in many aspects.
Source>GizmoChina