Just got my iPhone 13 MINI!

Mobius 1 · 27 Oct 2025 at 18:18

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PaulM · 27 Oct 2025 at 20:25

How bad was the battery life? I was about to buy a iPhone 13 Mini second hand ~90% battery health but that comment put me off a bit. My main reason for switching is because of the crappy battery life on my iPhone SE 2, I'm not a heavy user at all but don't get even close to a full day anymore, don't want to jump from one phone with a bad battery life to another!

Zeebedy · 27 Oct 2025 at 21:41

PaulM said:
How bad was the battery life? I was about to buy a iPhone 13 Mini second hand ~90% battery health but that comment put me off a bit. My main reason for switching is because of the crappy battery life on my iPhone SE 2, I'm not a heavy user at all but don't get even close to a full day anymore, don't want to jump from one phone with a bad battery life to another!

tbh it wasnt crazy bad, but not good enough to last a day, as I use my phone with SPotify in the gym and I think i would struggle there with it without charging at some point through the day.

nft_99 · 27 Oct 2025 at 22:55

still using my iphone se 2 here, not a heavy user so got it to choice of either new apple battery £65 or refurb mini 12/13.
Have to make the choice soon with BF deals on the way

GMac11 · 28 Oct 2025 at 08:41

I’d say it’s fairly likely that the original battery was replaced with a cheap knockoff.

Farore · 3 Nov 2025 at 12:08

Deleted member 280263 said:
It's a phone, in what world do you need more than 60Hz All that does is rinse your battery more for the sake of it.

It's just nicer on the eyes to have more smooth transitions.

Deleted member 280263 · 3 Nov 2025 at 22:26

Farore said:
It's just nicer on the eyes to have more smooth transitions.

True, but comparing 60FPS/Hz to a 'slideshow' is beyond an exaggeration! 30FPS/Hz is still smoother than that on a console.

Zeebedy · 4 Nov 2025 at 16:54

yes, I love my new iPhone air, but the mini 13 isn't that bad as I noticed less features than I thought I would. main difference though is obviously the battery!

SheepBeast · 25 Nov 2025 at 13:38

I'm still running the 13 Mini. Honestly runs fine still and the battery is good enough for me. I do use my phone quite a lot but mostly just reddit - probably if I played games or watched lots of the videos then the battery would bother me, but with the screen being small that's not really what this device is suited for anyway. It stays out of the way and does its job perfectly.

The only things I wish I could improve are the 60Hz display and the cameras. But since there probably won't be another phone this size I'm going to keep using it until it dies.

inogen · 25 Nov 2025 at 13:47

dave28 said:
problem with used, refub / renewed iphones is that sometimes they have a non Apple replacement screen and or battery which are inferior to the originals.

they just hope the new owner does not notice

You can easily cos the true tone switch isn't in settings with non-apple screens.

I have a 15 pro max but still use my 6 plus as a desk phone, it's remarkable how juddery the animations and scrolling are in comparison. I never used to notice.

Richard - London · 25 Nov 2025 at 15:01

SheepBeast said:
But since there probably won't be another phone this size I'm going to keep using it until it dies.

I'm not to sure that's true, while the size didn't sell so well I don't think Apple would want people leaving the ecosystem, it wouldn't surprise me if they did a Mini every 3-5 years just to keep people in.