iPhone 12 Mini Review— One Month Later

A former Apple Retail employee on the good, the bad, and the beautiful.

Taken with my iPhone 12 Mini

Note: My first job out of college was mobile technician at Apple’s Gran Central store. This post is not sponsored.

In this post I cover my experience on iPhone 12 Mini’s:

1. Battery
2. Size & Screen
3. Camera
4. MagSafe
5. Storage Issues with iOS 14.2.1
6. Final Thoughts (brief notes on 5G and phone colors)

For context, my previous phone was an iPhone XR. Here’s the Mini by an XR.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6lpYTyQiFk

1. Battery

There are many concerns about the Mini’s battery life. For me, it’s been great.

I switched from iPhone XR, which has glorious battery life, often lasting me 48 hrs in Low Power Mode with a full charge.

The Mini battery doesn’t last as long, but it lasts me a full day without Low Power Mode enabled.

I charge to full overnight. My typical, daily use: