Apple iPhone 12 mini review

17 November 2020


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Kek, 17 Nov 2020Tbh, Sony managed to put 2700 mah on the XZ1 Compact, and s... moreYes they could've easily fit a 2800-3000mah battery which would have pushed the endurance rating beyond 90hr, which is fairly acceptable.
Using external 5g modem cost them that extra percentage in terms of battery life.
69hr endurance in 2020 is not acceptable for a "flagship phone" especially when it is running at low end 60hz.

    The phone has good value for a "ultra compact smartphone" but that value immediately goes down the drain when you hear about that terrible battery life.

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      • Kek
      • GBh
      • 17 Nov 2020

      Tbh, Sony managed to put 2700 mah on the XZ1 Compact, and seeing how Apple likes to do custom stuff, it would have been wonderful for them to manage to put a 3000 mah battery on this thing.

        AnonD-834088, 17 Nov 2020You got that back to front, if had a job working all hrs li... moreThen this phone is not for you, this clearly is not heavy user phone. It’s meant for casual users. Heavy users wouldn’t buy such a small screen phone.

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          • MrHong
          • xZI
          • 17 Nov 2020

          Cute little phone....yeah the battery life is poor, the notch way too big for the mini, but to pack flagship features in a tiny phone. Who says Apple doesn't innovate? 🍎

          Just avoid the inferior regular i12 Pro. Not worth it.

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            • checho
            • 0BF
            • 17 Nov 2020

            Got my mini yesterday, charged it to 100% last night and unplugged before going to bed, after 24h my battery is at 50% with my normal daily use. So your comments for the battery life are irrelevant, if you want bigger battery, buy bigger phone. :)

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              • Anonymous
              • m2A
              • 17 Nov 2020

              ‘Good battery life for such a small cell’. Now, you guys said that the One Vision had the same endurance rating but instead of what you said for the iPhone 12 mini, you said ‘Underwhelming battery life,’ and for the Mi A2, which had a respectable endurance rating (in my eyes) of 72 hours, you said ‘Uninspiring battery life’ What. Is. Wrong. With. You?

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                • KONIKPK
                • JE$
                • 17 Nov 2020

                Alternative Pixel 5 ?

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                  • AnonD-834088
                  • Sp5
                  • 17 Nov 2020

                  a simple dude, 17 Nov 2020Unless you got no job, this phone battery can get you a day... moreYou got that back to front, if had a job working all hrs like I do and many others in here would make you use your power bank,then you would need too keep charging your power bank,come on 😱its not acceptable 😠

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                    • JES
                    • niB
                    • 17 Nov 2020

                    AnonD-834088, 17 Nov 20202,227mAh 🎂what a joke for iphone mini users to be,good luck... more25% larger battery than the iPhone SE 2020 in a smaller-size device. I think you are way too fixated on the battery size instead of real-life numbers. Even the regular iPhone 12 has a 2800 mAh battery, which is what Android phones had five years ago, but it still lasts pretty well.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LkB
                      • 17 Nov 2020

                      Wily2020, 17 Nov 2020You know that phone is REALLY SMALL, so what you expect? If... moreIf Apple wanted, they could have used a 2800 mAh for mini, 3400 for 12/Pro and 4500 for Max.
                      They just had no interest because larger battery would increase the cost of the phone and decrease their profits.

                      Xperia Compacts were smaller than iphone, with 2600-2700mAh.

                        AnonD-834088, 17 Nov 2020Get you through the day,are you serious,come on fella it�... moreUnless you got no job, this phone battery can get you a day with ease.

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                          • AnonD-834088
                          • nxx
                          • 17 Nov 2020

                          mrleft, 17 Nov 2020If it gets you through the day, what's the issue? Ther... moreGet you through the day,are you serious,come on fella it's not acceptable this day and age,you need a power Bank beside you with this one,🔋{----👍🐈

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                            • Rainbow
                            • 0uJ
                            • 17 Nov 2020

                            Good Pride phone!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • DkR
                              • 17 Nov 2020

                              Best compact phone

                                AnonD-834088, 17 Nov 20202,227mAh 🎂what a joke for iphone mini users to be,good luck... moreIf it gets you through the day, what's the issue? There aren't many phones available that you don't need to top up overnight. Compact phone users aren't going to be doing the same amount of media consumption as larger phone users, so it probably works out to about the same practical battery life.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • LkB
                                  • 17 Nov 2020

                                  It is no mini. It is bigger than iphone 8.
                                  Looks like similar size to s10e.

                                    AnonD-834088, 17 Nov 20202,227mAh 🎂what a joke for iphone mini users to be,good luck... moreYou know that phone is REALLY SMALL, so what you expect? If you care long battery life you clearly buy big phone which can fit bigger battery instead this mini. This is for people who want small compact phone with one hand usability and are ready to pay for tradeoff having lot less battery life.

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                                      • AnonD-834088
                                      • nxx
                                      • 17 Nov 2020

                                      2,227mAh 🎂what a joke for iphone mini users to be,good luck with that one 👍