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There is another thing to consider about the mini, if your coming from a 6s like me.
The width of my 6s is 2.64 inches
The width of the mini is 2.53 inches.

I read a lot of articles on my 6s throughout the work day (away from home) and going down on the width for the mini is going to make reading a bit more difficult. I've been so use to my 6s for 5 yrs that I don't want to go with a smaller width phone and I really want better battery life. I really think the 12 pro is a better fit for me, it's not that much larger footprint than my 6s. The 12 pro also seems like a much nicer upgrade from my 6s.
Reading on the Mini is only ok if you have eyes of a 13 year old.
 
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While I agree that 5.4” isn’t quite “mini”, note that the aspect ratio is different from your Galaxy Note II, which makes a significant difference. Galaxy Note II in blue, iPhone 12 mini in green (screen dimensions):

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Is this one of those trick pictures? You see blue I see purple/lavender... hahaha...
 
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This! I'd order both and send one back. I think Apple knows 1) people are impatient and 2) the mini/Pro max will outsell the 12 so they're trying to get the margins up

I think it's the other way around... they're allowing pre-orders for mini and pro max to gauge demand so they figure out how much to produce.
 
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I am really sorry then you will need to upgrade your car soon. Either keep the iPhone without charging port or current car. Look we should have an iPhone inside which has a battery-like component which charges itself when provided current through waves. That's the future we should look for my friend. Forget USB-C.
There’s always situations where plugging the phone in is handy even if we wireless charge most of the time. I wouldn’t be changing my car just because a port is missing off my phone lol, that’s absurd. Carrying around wireless chargers instead of a convenient cable also isn’t ideal.
 
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There’s always situations where plugging the phone in is handy even if we wireless charge most of the time. I wouldn’t be changing my car just because a port is missing off my phone lol, that’s absurd. Carrying around wireless chargers instead of a convenient cable also isn’t ideal.

I was kidding about the car 😁 Bringing usb-c in iPhone seems like a easy process but there is some reason Apple is not delivering it.
 
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For all of those who are considering downsizing from Plus or Max iPhones - are you also considering the much smaller battery?

Also, screens are measured on the diagonal - remember to consider the screen width. The keyboard is a lot wider on the Plus and Max sizes iPhones when compared to the iPhone 11 for example, which has a narrow display despite having a similar-sized display - on the diagonal. This will mean the keyboard will be a lot smaller than you are used to.
 
I'm wondering if I should go for the 12 Pro or the Mini. Today I have the 7 Plus, which is WAY to big and heavy.
Sometimes I just leave the phone and just wear my applewatch because of the size.
The smaller battery isn't any concern for me, but how small will the keyboard be?.
What should I choose?, maybe the best thing would be to wait and see them both in real life?.

Here is the 7 Plus vs the 12 Mini
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And here is the 7 Plus vs 12 Pro
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I'm wondering if I should go for the 12 Pro or the Mini. Today I have the 7 Plus, which is WAY to big and heavy.
Sometimes I just leave the phone and just wear my applewatch because of the size.
The smaller battery isn't any concern for me, but how small will the keyboard be?.
What should I choose?, maybe the best thing would be to wait and see them both in real life?.

Here is the 7 Plus vs the 12 Mini
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And here is the 7 Plus vs 12 Pro
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This is on an 11pro
I thinks thats like on the mini
 

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It’s about time to upgrade SO iPhone 8. Since he’s so adamant about keeping the size, the Mini should be fine and a decent upgrade. Only issue is the lack on fingerprint thingy/home button but I’ll have to train him to use FaceID.
 
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I'm wondering if I should go for the 12 Pro or the Mini. Today I have the 7 Plus, which is WAY to big and heavy.
Sometimes I just leave the phone and just wear my applewatch because of the size.
The smaller battery isn't any concern for me, but how small will the keyboard be?.
What should I choose?, maybe the best thing would be to wait and see them both in real life?.

Here is the 7 Plus vs the 12 Mini
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And here is the 7 Plus vs 12 Pro
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It’ll be bigger than your watch keyboard!
 
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There is another thing to consider about the mini, if your coming from a 6s like me.
The width of my 6s is 2.64 inches
The width of the mini is 2.53 inches.

I read a lot of articles on my 6s throughout the work day (away from home) and going down on the width for the mini is going to make reading a bit more difficult.
Note that the width of the actual display is 2.27 inches for the mini vs. 2.30 inches for the 6s, a difference of just 0.77 mm or 1.3 %. It should be almost imperceptible.
 
Good luck. The Mini won’t be on display anywhere until the day of release, as is the case with every iPhone release.

Now that I think about it, you’re right. I got confused because an Apple Sales Specialist told me that they’d be on display this Friday at Apple Stores and authorized resellers. He must have meant to say next Friday.
 
I’m back in the mini camp.
Was going to get the 12 pro, but I’m coming from the 11 pro, and at the end of the day, I don’t want a bigger phone.

Yeah, I might leave some battery life and some camera upgrades on the table, but even if I hate it, I’m a yearly upgrader and confident I can live with any device for a year.
I’m in the exact situation as you. Don’t really want anything bigger than the 11 Pro, figured I’ll try something different this year. And honestly, worst case scenario if I immediately regret the decision I could still return the Mini to get the Pro, even on the Upgrade program.
 
Same here, I´ll wait for the Mini to be on Amazon, the warranty es better than Apple.

The pre-order today for the 12 made me doubt, but I know I want the mini.
 
What is it about OLED that gives people eyestrain? Have you tried turning down the brightness?

No! Turn UP the brightness. Most people that complain about the oled complain about the PWM which is a way to dim the brightness. above a certain brightness level, there is no flicker. Below the level and the flicker kicks in (that's how it is dimmer the light is literally on for less time)

You can enable low light in the accessibility to dim the screen without dimming the backlight/oled panel if you want a dim screen without flicker.
 
I'm toying with the idea of getting a Mini. Currently using a XS. I'm curious how the actual screen looks like on the Mini. Do I get fewer rows of icons on the Home screen or are the icons (and ext) smaller than on my XS?
 
I'm toying with the idea of getting a Mini. Currently using a XS. I'm curious how the actual screen looks like on the Mini. Do I get fewer rows of icons on the Home screen or are the icons (and ext) smaller than on my XS?

Home screen icons & widgets stays the same, just smaller size on the mini. But when surfing the web or youtubing, everything your viewing will reduce in size slightly more than the XS. The keyboard will shrink too on the mini.
 
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I'm toying with the idea of getting a Mini. Currently using a XS. I'm curious how the actual screen looks like on the Mini. Do I get fewer rows of icons on the Home screen or are the icons (and ext) smaller than on my XS?
 
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