The iPhone 13 mini is the sleeper hit of Apple’s Cyber Monday sale

Apple’s four-day shopping event is still going on, and we understand you ignored it. Apple is giving away gift cards, and most of the deals are for older products — the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra, M2 iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K are all excluded. And for many of the products that are included, you can find better discounts elsewhere.

But there is one device worth considering: the iPhone 13 mini. Apple is giving away a $50 gift card with the purchase of an iPhone 12, a not insignificant return on a $599 device. Unlike Apple’s other products for sale, the unlocked iPhone 13 mini isn’t for sale anywhere else without a long-term carrier commitment. We’ve been scouring deals all weekend and, at least in the US, we’ve yet to find any discounts on an unlocked iPhone that isn’t refurbished or refurbished.

Sure, the iPhone 13 mini is a year old, but it’s still a great phone, with an A15 Bionic processor, 12MP dual-camera system, 12MP front-facing camera with Face ID, 5G support, and MagSafe. The base model comes with 128 GB of storage, which should be plenty for most users. And since Apple replaced the mini with the iPhone 14 Plus this year, it’s probably the last of its kind.

And since you probably won’t be able to find an iPhone 14 Pro until next year, the iPhone 13 mini could be a good stopgap until the iPhone 15 arrives next year. So if you’ve been looking for a good iPhone deal without relying on a carrier, consider Apple’s shopping event.