While Apple cuts production of the 5G iPhone 12 mini, its Pro line takes business away from Huawei

A pair of reports from Digitimes reveals that consumers are favoring the Apple iPhone 12 Pro series over the iPhone 12 mini. Perhaps we should start with the news that weaker than expected sales of the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini in two important markets (the U.S. and Europe) is being cited as the reason why Apple has decided to cut production of the model. "Industry sources" blame the global pandemic for weakness in the demand for this phone which is priced at $699 and up.
Late last month, analysts forecast that Apple will ship 51 million iPhone units during the calendar first quarter. This is an 8.5% hike from the original estimates that called for Apple to deliver 47 million iPhone handsets during the current quarter.
The iPhone 12 Pro line has been so popular that Digitimes says that for the first time in years, Apple's iPhone is taking business away from Huawei in China. Apple is now the second largest 5G phone manufacturer in the country trailing only Huawei.
Apple released four different models of its first 5G phones this year. Besides the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini, there is the 6.1-inch iPhone 12, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro, and the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. All four models use the powerful and energy-efficient A14 Bionic chipset manufactured by TSMC using its 5nm node. All four models also support sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G networks.