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Comment by teaearlgraycold | Hacker News Reader

That's a shame - I heard the 13 Mini had acceptable battery life. And for someone that doesn't make their phone their life that's especially surprising.

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I don't make my phone my life, and the 12 Mini has enough battery for me. I charge it every other day, but I have to admit it feels it holds less charge than my old iPhone 8.

I only use it for Whatsapp, bathroom break HN and a few calls a week. Everything else I do from my PC. Also, performance is great for me, I'm not planning on running games or k8s on my mobile.

EDIT: looks like you're talking about the 13 mini, I got the 12 mini, which IIRC has similar battery life complaints. Not sure if it got worse with the latest iteration.

Word on the street (and physical evidence of the larger battery in the 13 Mini) is a strong consensus that the 13 mini has better battery life than the 12 mini.

I've never heard anyone complain about the performance of the 13 mini before, maybe there's something funky going on with the OP's phone.

I've had my 13 Mini since they dropped. My battery is fine, always lasts the day with overnight charging. I'm constantly playing podcasts, talking on Signal, and have the dynamic weather service running.

It's not THAT bad, it just depends on usage. Lately I have been using my phone a lot more, and just spending an hour or two endlessly scrolling in the morning it goes from fully charged to maybe 50%. If it is on standby most of the day, it will last most of the day.

That being said, I also play golf and use a Golf GPS tracker, Pokemon Go, and social media most of the day. Coming from an iPhone 11 Pro which had incredible battery life, it is a major change. BUT, the lower battery life is manageable. I have external battery packs, I prepare for these types of things. I can make it last when I need it to.

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