07-02-2025, 09:32 PM
It really goes back earlier, the form factor was introduced with the iPhone 5 (2012), and continued with the 5s (2013). The 5s stuck around for a long time (March 2016) until it was replaced in the same form factor by the SE with iPhone 6s guts.
I was using a 5s, and replaced it with an SE. I just purchased a used iPhone 13 Mini to replace it. My wife was on a 6s Plus and being limited to iOS 15 was becoming a problem, so she's getting a used iPhone 13 Pro Max. This keeps both of us on the same hardware generation and pretty close to the same physical dimensions as our old phones, and we'll still have a SIM slot so that our old phones can remain as an emergency backup.
I was using a 5s, and replaced it with an SE. I just purchased a used iPhone 13 Mini to replace it. My wife was on a 6s Plus and being limited to iOS 15 was becoming a problem, so she's getting a used iPhone 13 Pro Max. This keeps both of us on the same hardware generation and pretty close to the same physical dimensions as our old phones, and we'll still have a SIM slot so that our old phones can remain as an emergency backup.