Is it significantly better than the 4.7-inch iPhones on their original versions? All of the results I’ve seen so far seem to indicate that it’s pretty similar. The 4.7-inch iPhones seem to be pretty similar if compared on their original iOS versions.
It's much better 6S & 7. My 6S & 7 when they are brand new I can only last around 8 hours, 12 hours for SE2. All my 6s/7/8/SE2 need the mid-day charge. My mini definitely can last 24 hours easy
You‘re getting a lot of hate for this, but I agree with you, at least on that last part. mag71303 said the iPhone 12 mini is not for people who use their phone a lot, not for people who use their phone for texting a lot (what?), media, and gaming, and I can’t believe how many people here are siding with him/her.
I had a 7 before my current mini and had a new battery twice (when I got it in early 2017 and when it got a new battery in December 2018). Never had battery life close to my mini, which usually ends the day with something between 30 and 45% left (no charging during the day).
Do you mind if I get in touch with you for life advice from time to time?
What a snippy, useless response. Downboated. 🧸
Same for me. First couple of days after restoring took a bit more, but that is normal.
Seems unlikely to be normal but could be for you. Streaming video playback is rated for 10 hours, so that would be 10% per hour battery "loss".
I suppose it’s going to take time for me to get used to this. I have an iPad Pro 12.9” which is why I felt it was unnecessary to have a bigger phone, but I do take it out and browse reddit when I have downtime.
Yeah I’m on my third time of not charging it overnight since Thanksgiving and I’ve been generally trying to charge my phones with higher % left on the battery. Noticeably better than iPhone 8.
Yeah I understand the concern. According to Apple, the battery life should be better or equivalent to all iPhone models prior to the 12 line. This was why I chose to go from a iPhone XS Max to an iPhone 12 Mini since I wanted a smaller size and relatively similar battery life. I originally was not getting this when I first got my phone two weeks ago and I was worried something was wrong since I would not consider myself a heavy user since I do not play games, constantly stream media, etc.
I hope 14.3 will give you satisfactory battery life with the 12 mini. I think iOS 14.2/14.2.1 was really hard on battery life. I actually thought my iPhone X battery was gone since by early afternoon I had to plug it in to top it up. But with iOS 14.3 the battery comfortably lasts the entire day.
How many days ago did you update to 14.3? Maybe the overnight drain will ease off in a few days if there are background processes going on. Did you have this drain on 14.2 as well?
The same day it was released. I think within the hour that MacRumors posted the news about it being sent out.
