I got my iPhone 12 mini back in November, and in general after using it for a few months have been very happy with the smaller form factor. Of course, I knew beforehand that battery life would be inferior compared to the other iPhone 12 models, but figured that -- as a very light user (and previously happy iPhone 5 owner) -- it would still be good enough for my needs. And indeed, the 4-6h of screen-on time that is often reported should be more than enough for me (since I don't use the device to game, don't use it to check social media often, don't use it for media consumption other than listening to some music through my AirPods now and then, ...).
The thing is, I noticed that I haven't nearly been getting that much screen-on time on my device. Due to the pandemic, I'm mostly working from home and therefore often not using my phone at all the entire day (except for replying to a few messages), yet in the evening the remaining battery charge is often as low as 40-60%. This obviously worries me, as this would mean that it would never last me a day if I actually had to go back to work again, using it on public transport and such (and truthfully, I don't see how it could ever work for anyone, given that I use my phone way less than other people seem to do on average).
As an example, I included in attachment a screenshot of my battery usage yesterday (taking it off the charger at 9am or so). As you can see, there was only a little over 2h of SOT (more than usual) + some screen-off time when I was streaming music using my AirPods (which, if I understand correctly, should use very little battery life). Battery at this point was at 15%.
Is this normal for an iPhone 12 mini? I've checked multiple times for apps eating battery through background app refresh, but never seem to find any culprits. Brightness isn't particularly high; and while low power mode wasn't enabled, I don't think this is expected to be necessary on a new iPhone 12 mini. Battery health -- surprisingly -- is still at 100%. Any thoughts?
The thing is, I noticed that I haven't nearly been getting that much screen-on time on my device. Due to the pandemic, I'm mostly working from home and therefore often not using my phone at all the entire day (except for replying to a few messages), yet in the evening the remaining battery charge is often as low as 40-60%. This obviously worries me, as this would mean that it would never last me a day if I actually had to go back to work again, using it on public transport and such (and truthfully, I don't see how it could ever work for anyone, given that I use my phone way less than other people seem to do on average).
As an example, I included in attachment a screenshot of my battery usage yesterday (taking it off the charger at 9am or so). As you can see, there was only a little over 2h of SOT (more than usual) + some screen-off time when I was streaming music using my AirPods (which, if I understand correctly, should use very little battery life). Battery at this point was at 15%.
Is this normal for an iPhone 12 mini? I've checked multiple times for apps eating battery through background app refresh, but never seem to find any culprits. Brightness isn't particularly high; and while low power mode wasn't enabled, I don't think this is expected to be necessary on a new iPhone 12 mini. Battery health -- surprisingly -- is still at 100%. Any thoughts?