Today it came and it was a revelation for me once again. It is so light and one-handed typing is incredible. Happy to came back.Good post. Considering that your only complain about the 12 mini was the battery and you end your day with 70%, it sounds that 13 mini was the right choice for you
Well, we will see. I still think that 13 series will last longer than 12 series because of bigger battery and newer chip together. Hopefully it will be better than 12 mini after a year.
I've seen some people call the 13 the "12S". Like that's a problem! I've always preferred the S years: they've taken a new design, it's had a year in the field, and now they came out with something similar but that has addressed the glaring things. In this case, it was a better battery and better cameras. I'd much rather have the 13 mini than the 12 mini, from what I understand.
I never once looked back at Touch ID, maybe at the start of the pandemic when I didn’t own Watch at that time. But agree with you in principle. And don‘t forget that you have an iPhone mini, not regular one, which you can’t operate this simply in one-handed situation. It’s just for now there is no place for Touch ID on iPhones, except in future under the display. I think that’s based on quality of the sensor which was one of the biggest issue Apple solved with even first version of Touch ID. I loved ’buttonless’ Touch ID on iPhone 7 and newer. It was the best. For example personally I miss 3D Touch which I never thought I would ever say.
I’m glad you tried that. Happy for you. For me it’s absolutely amazing how mini is so gorgeous. I really missed this smaĺer form factor.
Thanks! Yeah the mini is a beautiful phone, I have it in blue and the blue is really gorgeous this year. I’m glad you are enjoying yours as well. We are both happy with our devices!
It propably won’t. But I think Apple will eventually upgrade mini from time to time. Not every year but sometimes they upgrade the internals. For example many would like to switch to mini but only if it has a Pro camera setup, So I don’t think mini will go away for good after 13 mini. As was a case with iPad mini. ? But it also depends in your case if you are happy with 13 Pro or not. ?
As I had 13 for more than a week, I can tell you my experience. Last year I has 12 and 12 mini also. But in both cases I returned to smaller version. I just like to control my iPhone mostly with one hand and not both of them. And for many daily tasks, I’m sitting before my computer. Was a 13 better for typing both hands? Yes. Was i better for a longer battery life? Of course. Was it bigger to carry around? Also yes. But for me personally, I wasn’t using it that much with other devices and one-handed typing wins me everytime. As long as you ask about 13 Pro, just ask yourself about these things: do you take a lot of pictures? Do you want macro-capable-shooting-iPhone? Do you want long battery lige because you do all your daily things on a phone? Does size matter to you? Does it weight? You can get used to anything after a while so you firstly has to answer yourself about that and then you can decide what’s best for you. Hopefully this helps.
It’s big enough to me. Maybe for you and your hands would be okay, but I just couldn’t operate with it with one hand, which is crucial for me. ? Here’s a picture (taking with iPad Pro) of a case for 13 and 13 mini. It doesn’t LOOK as much of a difference, but personally it FEELS like a big difference. Maybe you would be OK, I don’t know.
I downsized from an iPhone 11 Pro Max to a 13 Mini and the only thing I miss is the weight, and that's a good thing. I have an android phone too and "downsized" to the Samsung Flip 3. Gotta love how much better they both fit in my pocket. I never did do video streaming on a phone though..
