It's mostly an aesthetic choice as I vastly prefer the jade(?) green of 12mini , it's used caseless with just a magsafe wallet so doesn't show finger prints/oily streaks like the darker green of the 13mini. Also, I'm not a heavy user so the 12 does everything for me and then some.
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iPhone 13 mini Should i buy a 13 mini
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It is like a toy, but it does everything that I need for it to do. A charming little item indeed. Nice colorful screen too.
I did this (sort of) for a number of years. Never used the old spare phones. Often thought I would, might, if my main one broke… I guess 1-2 spares is fine, just in case, but more than that, they’re just gonna sit there and batteries don’t age well.
Nowadays I have no spares at all and it feels good to be free of such baggage. I have apple care and savings if my phone breaks, mostly likely it won’t, and will last me a long time. Also bc I have limited space but…
Anyway to each their own of course, and to OP’s question, sure, it sounds like you’d enjoy it for a short while at least, maybe longer? Then again you love your pro max, so just enjoying that sounds like a great option too.
—Sent from my RED iphone 13 mini… ❤️ it
I had a Mini 13 in midnight for the last couple of years and hands down the best iPhone I have ever owned. However I caved to temptation and just bought the new iPhone 15 Pro Max in black and its SO good. So good that I have now sold my Mini and am very happy with the Pro Max. Its battery is what amazes me the most I think, SOLID ALL DAY and night battery life! Mental. My mini was constantly having to be charged upon all day. But yeah if you don't look at your phone too much then the Mini is WONDERFULL 🙂
Based on the post, I do not see any need for the mini. It is “nice” to have for a collection, a spare and a game. I do not see any other needs.
About color, pick the one which you will enjoy for a long period of time if you use a clear case or do not use it at all. If you will cover it with a non clear case covering phone color, it does not matter what phone color you will pick.
Good luck on your decision 😊
The 13 Mini is my daily driver. I find it to be entirely practical for my purposes. it's too bad Apple couldn't keep it in production.
i Never thought of that. That was very valuable advice, and makes more sense then me having it to reduce battery Usage in the max at home.
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I agree, with a small add-on that your spare iPhone should still be able to run the same iOS version as your main iPhone, else restoring from a backup is impossible.
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Yes, that 5.4” screen became too small by today’s standards for majority of people. I do hope that Apple make a foldable one day, giving us a nice easily transportable box with a great large screen when open.
Perhaps Apple is pushing us with bigger screens to sell more media. For me, I don't need to walk around with a portable monitor in my pocket. And yet, people walk around with the tiny Apple watch screen as well. Watch out for me though; I could just be old school. 😉
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maerz001
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well i probably see it in a different way or give less important value.
1st from 6 out of 7 weekdays shops here are open to buy a new phone if my one dies.
2nd i still have family members to use their phone.
3rd for web just in case i can use my MB
4th in 20 years my phone died once and a new one was bought the next day.
5th what should i do with different things like car, fridge, credit card…? I never had a spare one fore these as well
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Yes. There are so many things we can do with our phones that it is really hard to find a perfect solution for everybody, I guess, so Apple went for the golden middle size to play safe. I would still like a foldable from them though.
Its funny that people complains about the small screen of the iPhone Mini and say its useless (…?) but in the same time many of them using tiny Apple watch screen on a daily bases while carrying their giant iPhones in their pockets/bags…
ctjack
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And that's the funny part, people compliment their giant bulkiness phones with tiny Apple watch screen…
I would take the iPhone Mini or even better, the OG SE with modern parts over this combo any day of the week.
ctjack
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Just the same with SUVs: probably 99% of those big Tahoe/Suburbans, Ford pickup trucks never go out of pavement.
My biggest fun is to see retirees with portal axles on their jeeps that do never go off roading.
menist
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I just picked up a 13 Mini 512GB with 89% battery health. So far so good as my daily driver. Perfect low profile size imo.
Antares23
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I've had my 13 mini for a year now, and I'm really loving it.
The battery isn't as terrible as I thought it would be (even tho it was basically the same as my 2 years old 11 that it replaced)
My battery health is at 92%, after a year of use it seems fine.
The size is just perfect, not too small so you can still consume content on it, but not too big so it doesn't get in your way
You can use it one handed without it tipping over because of the weight/size, and typing with one hand is something I've been missing a lot ever since I've retired my iPhone 7.
I've been using my phone way less than I used to do with my 11, less mindless scrolling ect, and I think the size is the reason why.
Considering Apple isn't going to release another mini iPhone, I plan to stick to it for as long as I could (don't even consider upgrading before the 17)
The battery isn't as terrible as I thought it would be (even tho it was basically the same as my 2 years old 11 that it replaced)
My battery health is at 92%, after a year of use it seems fine.
The size is just perfect, not too small so you can still consume content on it, but not too big so it doesn't get in your way
You can use it one handed without it tipping over because of the weight/size, and typing with one hand is something I've been missing a lot ever since I've retired my iPhone 7.
I've been using my phone way less than I used to do with my 11, less mindless scrolling ect, and I think the size is the reason why.
Considering Apple isn't going to release another mini iPhone, I plan to stick to it for as long as I could (don't even consider upgrading before the 17)
I still very much like the Mini but with the RAM keeping apps in memory isn't as great as with newer models, plus even single tasks such as searching long PDFs seem to use lots of RAM.
Traded my Mini for a 15 Pro. Whenever the non-Pro gets the same thinner bezels and ProMotion I'll likely then use that for the lighter weight. I still find the non-Mini too large and heavy to be comfortably pocketable but what can you do.
Traded my Mini for a 15 Pro. Whenever the non-Pro gets the same thinner bezels and ProMotion I'll likely then use that for the lighter weight. I still find the non-Mini too large and heavy to be comfortably pocketable but what can you do.
For those that can make do with a Mini 12 (128/256GB), Apple online store has these two in the refurb section in jade green (best color of the 12 imo!).
