Despite Apple killing the iPhone mini in 2022, there are still some who live in hope for the mini model to be brought back by the company in 2023. It will likely launch around September 2023. Here are its top features:

In terms of what the phone could bring, the biggest rumour is that this year Apple will finally abandon the Lightning port and instead offer a Type-C Port on the device

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Rumours suggest Apple could use the USB 4/Thunderbolt spec allowing wired data transfer speeds of up to 40 Gbps, an approximate 80x increase over the USB 2.0 speeds used by iPhone today.

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While not much is known about the display so far, it will probably be a 5.4-inch OLED Retina display with possibly the Dynamic Island feature.

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We also expect the iPhone 15 mini to ship with a minimum of 128 GB internal storage

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The Camera on the iPhone 15 mini could be upgraded to a 48-megapixel lens

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The battery capacity of the iPhone 15 mini may be 3300 mAh. This battery could be Li-Polymer by type and it could come compatible with a Fast Charging system

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The iphone 15 mini is rumoured to have a 12 MP selfie camera

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