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iPhone 12 mini How many Mini owners here?
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I have recently switched from the iPhone 12 Pro Max to iPhone 12 mini.
I am not missing the Max other than the battery life as people have pointed out this main issue with the mini. However I am good at keeping my devices charged so this is not a big issue for me. I really like to form factor and I am used to the screen size already.
Slightly off topic... I cannot get over how cool this Belkin charger is! I LOVE MagSafe
I am not missing the Max other than the battery life as people have pointed out this main issue with the mini. However I am good at keeping my devices charged so this is not a big issue for me. I really like to form factor and I am used to the screen size already.
Slightly off topic... I cannot get over how cool this Belkin charger is! I LOVE MagSafe
I bought a 128GB blue mini yesterday and love its small size. I have a Note 20 Ultra as my primary but will test the 12 mini these next two weeks. The small size is so comfortable and the battery was great today on its first day outside. I have a blue Apple silicone case but it collects so much lint and dust. Going to return the case and find something else.
Happy iPhone 12 mini green user here.
Love the size, but the battery life could be better.
Love the size, but the battery life could be better.
Battery life for heavy users will be fixed with a Magsafe Battery Pack. Still, battery is great for a normal day use.
I had almost the same generations like you do. Only I wish mini sometimes a bit bigger, not smaller. Lol me. 😀 12 is really big and mini is perfect in hands. It’s just I think that 5,8” in this design would be much better (while the screen is still scaling from XS / 11 Pro).
Bit late to the party but iPhone 12 mini Blue 256gb owner here 🙌
But this is taken into consideration as well. Think about it. People are still using the first gen SE / 5s phones. They still hold charge relatively well. Apple has placed a ton of safeguards into place with the way the software works the batteries now. Providing a more long term lifespan for the batteries. 5 months later, my 12 mini is still at 100%. And that’s daily charging during car rides. They know what they are doing.
Well for me, my mini is down at 98% after 4 months. Didn't expect it that soon, my previous XS was at 88% after 2 years.
How heavy of usage? I know the mini has pushed me back to using my MacBook and my iPad quite a bit for media. Which is good because with my Xs and XR I was constantly using the phone instead of the devices I paid good money for lol. My readings are with 5ish hours of screen on time almost daily.
I am about 4-5 hours daily, mostly around 4 hours (last ten days I had average 3hours and 51 minutes). I charge only via wireless charger from IKEA with 5W speed during night and I don't have installed any social sites. Truth to be told, after those 2 years with XS I got replaced my battery in Apple Store thanks to my AC+, so I think I will repeat that with my mini. And from the start of pandemic I'm using my iPad and MacBook much more than I used to with XS. Maybe time to switch my wireless charger? 😀 I don't watch media on the phone so I don't know if is something wrong.
This is a good point and indeed it is important how you use your phone. My general usage is not high. Problem is I like to use the phone for the camera and when I am on a walk with friends or during trips I use it rather heavily. To a point where I might need to charge more than once a day.
I also tend to use quite often the phone for hotspot as now I am working from home, I don't always have the best connection. This does affect the battery.
We will see with my usage what would happen but I plan to use the 12 Pro for 5 years given the price. I would have expected the same from the Mini and I just don't expect the batteries to last that much. Replacement is possible but in my country there are no official Apple stores, just resellers so it is a bit trickier to get battery service in my country.
Meh, one of the reasons we replaced an OG SE last year was because it would shut down at random times and charge level jumps all over the place. Battery was definitely in need of replacement already this time last year.
That said, the 12 Mini's bigger battery and more efficient APU should help with battery longevity albeit the use of 5G might counter that. With 5G on Auto, my 12 Mini drained like crazy at some places versus the SE2 on LTE. Same settings, apps and carrier on both devices.
Well, to use your example, your mini will also be at 88% after two years.
Will see. I don't know, if 12s/13 mini will be something special, for the first time I can think about switching just after one year.
I switched from the mini to the max mainly for the amazing camera. Really wanted the telephoto lens and the bigger main sensor. Also like that I can fit more content that isn’t compressed down. The battery is a nice bonus. Though I do find myself missing the form factor of the mini on occasion.
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All of you complaining about battery life on the Mini, what did you come from? I have an SE (original) and it's got to be an improvement over that! I had my third battery installed last November and it's nowhere near as good as the one I had installed in 2019, but it does get me through most of the day unless I go out for a long bike ride (using Glympse and music)
I don’t complain. It’s similar to my previous XS but that still could be improved in future, hopefully. Everyone would love to have a phone with like 2days usage. 😀
I think it depends on your use case. For me, the mini made it through a full day most of the time. On a occasion when I had a particularly heavy day I would go to bed around 30%. But I also work from home and can charge any time I want. That being said, the max has ridiculous battery and even on a heavy day I go to bed with about 50%. That includes several phone calls cumulatively around 3-4 hours plus some video calls for work. Music streaming, texting, camera usage, and some browsing.
Same experience with mini. 30-40% at the late evening hours between 18-21hours. I’m not saying it is bad, it’s fine according to the size. Still could be better, right? 🙂 It always could be better.
I just don't think some people should be getting the mini based off of their use case. If your phone is your main device you probably shouldn't be surprised the battery isn't doing what you need it to do. It's a small battery and not best suited to be on and running all day consuming media, running social media apps and surfing the web. A person really shouldn't consider the mini if it's to be your main device.
If you don't use your phone as a main device and only use your phone as an actual phone, texter and emailer than you're probably going to think the mini is the best thing since sliced bread.
Knowing the type of user you are would go a long way to solving the issues some people have with the battery. If you know what type of user you are and it's outside of the mini's battery but are willing to live with that because you want the form factor, welp, that's on you.
If you don't use your phone as a main device and only use your phone as an actual phone, texter and emailer than you're probably going to think the mini is the best thing since sliced bread.
Knowing the type of user you are would go a long way to solving the issues some people have with the battery. If you know what type of user you are and it's outside of the mini's battery but are willing to live with that because you want the form factor, welp, that's on you.
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Good advice perhaps for tweens and teenagers. Most adults have jobs (or outside activities) that interfere with a full time screen in front of their face. The Mini has far better battery life than most iPhones historically, and well suited to the needs of average adults. Outliers know what they need, from massive phones to battery packs to well timed recharging from a plug (this last is very fast indeed for the Mini). I charge mine about an hour a day (never overnight) with my old 5 watt charger and that is more than enough for my many hours of use per day (I'm retired).
Theoretically and probably most adults, but I think there is a sizable population of adults who like to constantly distract themselves from work (and college/university) with their phones 🤦.
