i think some just like to nitpick and are never really content with anything. "Oh I bought this wonderful phone but this that and the other thing really annoys me boohoo! will someone please change my diaper!" edited
They (12 series) might hit the Refurb Store when the 13 ships but that is not a given. Often, recently discontinued NOS hits secondary markets (as Apple calls them) meaning not the USA or EU. Apple did that with the X when the Xs was released.
I’ve been using a 12 for a year and while I love the design and form factor, I’m debating on if I want to get the 13 Mini as I have small hands and think it’ll be the absolute perfect size.
Do it! The 12 mini is a delight. Other phones are just uncomfortable to use, and I have largish hands. You won’t regret it and I doubt you’ll even notice the smaller screen when you’re using it.
The size is actually even better for people with big hands, hehe. As we can truly operate it one-handed. Still, far more comfortable than its siblings of course
How is the battery life? I would use my iPad for content consumption so I don’t watch videos on my phone.
I’ve never had issues. I think the battery life is great. Where are people at that there’s NEVER a place to charge? I get in my 2017 Discovery and there’s USB ports everywhere. I’m at my desk at home and there’s a mag safe charger on my desk. I’m in the cockpit of the jet I fly and there’s USB ports there. If I’m flying someone else’s jet I have a portable power brick. I just flew from the us to Dubai and airlines home all with phone and one power brick. That was three days. I mapped the lower power button to my pull down screen so when I’m in the middle of nowhere or a foreign country it doesn’t use battery searching for signal.
Agreed. Charging really shouldn't be an issue anymore — and if it is, charging packs are inexpensive and readily available.
Some people think it's an issue. Must be those who stare at their iPhones looking for a reason to be annoyed, I suppose. I don't get it. Otherwise, it means that the 12 cases won't fit the 13 which we already know. Besides, we don't really know that the 13 Mini will have diagonal lenses and no one knows if the LiDAR Scanner will make it this year.
I haven’t had any real issues. I’ve had mine for about 5 months and battery health is at 99%.
Personally I hate it, but then again I also hated the camera design change from the X to the 11, and then 12. Honestly, I would have stuck with the X if it wasn’t for the 12 mini, but I still don’t like the design. However, I do value functionality over design so… I don’t like the colour choices either (not very PC, but I’m so sick of the “girly” colours), but there are always sacrifices to be made 🤷♂️
Everybody's battery drain is higher over 5G. That is supposed to be addressed with all the 13s.
Oh my… longtime iPhone users remember the days before Retina screens. Fortunately, Apple has not announced plans to go back to the bad old days.
Minor according to all accounts. The edges should be more squared off and the difference should be hardly noticeable unless you have one of each side be side.
Simply put: buy the existing 12 mini. Who knows? You may be disappointed by the non-existent 13 mini and wish you had waited for the 14, the 15, the 16, the 17. Then you'll be 75. "If you can't be with the one you love, Love the one you're with". Stephen Stills (1970).
