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Other Who else is buying iPhone 12 Mini?

Whoo, that's exciting. Interested to hear about battery life, obviously.
I'm undecided on a case, but I will probably use a tempered glass screen protector. In 2 years with my XS, I always used a leather case and a glass screen protector. I probably went through 15 or so of the screen protectors -- changing them if they got too scratched up or developed air bubbles underneath. I never had a broken screen on the XS (but did have ~5 drops or accidents that cracked the screen protectors!). I went through 2 Apple leather cases in that time on the XS. Lots of money spent on protection, and I still had applecare on top.

I use the screen protectors because I HATE scratches on the screen.
 
Jett0516 said:
Look so tiny in his hands lol
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Interestingly, battery (and overall size) were not even the things that would keep him from using it daily. It's the size of the keyboard when typing, but he does indeed have huge hands.
 
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From Dave Lee's review. That much better than the SE is perfect for me.
 
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Looks pretty much as expected. :)

I will likely turn off 5G anyway, since my company plan is limited to like 20 Mbit/s ;) (but unlimited data)
 
Going through some of the reviews, but Rene Ritchie sums up the use case for me almost exacly.


Something you use when you out and about. Between iPads and MacBooks and PCs. To briefly dip into, to stay in touch, to stay up to date.

Also..
 
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Having returned my 12, I am seriously considering a 12 mini. Coming from a X, I didn’t like how the 12 felt in my hands, and I’m still not convinced by the colour options. But for the money saved, I could get over this and i think the 12 mini could feel better in hand than the 12. I‘m not sure how much different the smaller screen will be compared to the X, surely just some adjustment in typing?!
 
For folks who are too much into battery, I keep saying this..battery will be good for this phone for first 100 to 150 charge cycles. The battery challenges will be observed after 5-6 months when we will be at 90% of battery capacity or lower. So do keep that in mind when trying to decide on this phone.
 
MKBHD has started to put up comparison pics taken on the Mini and Pro Max which is interesting... Looks like its low-light where the Pro Max comes in to its own.

Click through to the tweet as there's a whole thread of pictures. I can't see much difference in the daytime ones at all.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325827325381009408
 
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ParagJain said:
For folks who are too much into battery, I keep saying this..battery will be good for this phone for first 100 to 150 charge cycles. The battery challenges will be observed after 5-6 months when we will be at 90% of battery capacity or lower. So do keep that in mind when trying to decide on this phone.
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I don’t know if 90% is typical after one year. I still have 95% on my current SE1 after more than two years of not particularly light usage.
 
ParagJain said:
For folks who are too much into battery, I keep saying this..battery will be good for this phone for first 100 to 150 charge cycles. The battery challenges will be observed after 5-6 months when we will be at 90% of battery capacity or lower. So do keep that in mind when trying to decide on this phone.
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My X got to 90% after 3 years... so i doubt it will be 5-6months for me ;)
 
taneff said:
Yeah, to me, although not one handed as I have quite small hands, X and XS were good to hold, even better than f.e. iPhone 11 6.1 . They had normal glass back + stainless steel sides. They were the least slippery ever. But very heavy which really outweighs the least slippery point.

To me at least the 11 Pro Max could not be hold without a case, hell even the normal 11 Pro. It was BIG, HEAVY and had frosted glass. Frosted glass in comparison to glossy glass is amazing to look at but a nightmare to hold caseless. My iPhone 11 6.1. f.e. is good to hold but too big and too heavy to hold it comfortable!

I really don't know if to get Apple Care+ for it. On the one hand, I wanna use it caseless most of the time, and it is small and light, so shouldn't have that risk of dropping. On the other hand maybe this is exactly why it could be dropped more. Too light. I don't know. Only thing I know is I will buy my fave screen protector as soon as it becomes available. My 11 looked horrible after only one week with no keys etc. in my pocket.

Will you all who go caseless buy the AC+ ?
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No case, no AC+. I keep an “AppleCare bank” spreadsheet and whenever I buy a new product I put the AC cost “in the bank” for repairs.

I wager that on a longer timescale I will come out ahead actuarially.
 
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ParagJain said:
For folks who are too much into battery, I keep saying this..battery will be good for this phone for first 100 to 150 charge cycles. The battery challenges will be observed after 5-6 months when we will be at 90% of battery capacity or lower. So do keep that in mind when trying to decide on this phone.
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Also plenty of quick chargers available on amazon that will quickly juice the mini in no time. ⚡💨
 
ascender said:
MKBHD has started to put up comparison pics taken on the Mini and Pro Max which is interesting... Looks like its low-light where the Pro Max comes in to its own.

Click through to the tweet as there's a whole thread of pictures. I can't see much difference in the daytime ones at all.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325827325381009408
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Always feel like I'm at the eye doctor. Which looks better 1 or 2, 1 or 2? Umm 2? Ok which looks better 2 or 3, 2 or 3?....
 
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