Didn't the SE models sell notoriously bad as well?
There are always a bunch of us who wants a smaller phone, but the sales number indicates that we are the minority.
To some extend I also think it explains the increasingly thin phones. With the increases in screen size, they need to make the phones thinner, otherwise it would feel like a brick in your pocket.
Wasn't eight of the ten best selling phones iPhones? It was even beaten by the iPhone 14 line up, which was only for sale in four out of the twelve months, while the SE was available for all twelve.
You're right that it was good sales figures for a smartphone, but not great for an iPhone.
There are always a bunch of us who wants a smaller phone, but the sales number indicates that we are the minority.
To some extend I also think it explains the increasingly thin phones. With the increases in screen size, they need to make the phones thinner, otherwise it would feel like a brick in your pocket.