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There’s at least 3 of us still on iPhone 13 Minis, and I plan to keep it going until Apple caves and makes a sensibly sized phone again.
by robin_reala 3mo ago
There’s at least 3 of us still on iPhone 13 Minis, and I plan to keep it going until Apple caves and makes a sensibly sized phone again.
- mikestew 3mo agoThere’s at least 3 of us still on iPhone 13 Minis… You, me, and my wife. I’m just waiting for my phone to hit 79% battery health so I can take them both in for battery replacement. It’s gotten to the point that I frequently get asked, “what phone is that”. I imagine because all phones are the size of aircraft carriers now, and an iPhone Mini really stands out.
- w-ll 3mo agoWill the do a batter replacement for a 13mini? i just cracked my last new-in-box fore battery issues.
- Exoristos 3mo agoYou can do it yourself[0]. 0. https://www.ifixit.com/products/iphone-13-mini-battery https://www.ifixit.com/products/iphone-13-mini-battery
- embedding-shape 3mo agoWord of caution, it seems kind of difficult, I had Apple replace my iPhone 12 Mini and they broke the screen in the process (so got a free screen replacement too), so seems a lot harder than it used to be, think I did it myself back in the 3GS days last time and seems its way more brittle today.
- Exoristos 3mo agoI've replaced multiple iPhone batteries (just not this model), and the great thing about the iFixit kit is it comes with specialized tools you need and great instructions.
- embedding-shape 3mo agoIndeed! And I bet Apple technicians have even better training, tools and reference documentation, despite that they broke my screen anyways! So I'll stick to my warning to ask people to be careful, seemingly really easy to break the displays in the process.
- mikestew 3mo agoIf you have Apple Care, I assume Apple will. They’ve done it before, but not on something this old. If not, there’s always DIY or 3rd-party.
- qingcharles 3mo agoThey will still do it if it's below 80% on Apple Care, or $119 if you just want to do it out of plan.
- embedding-shape 3mo agoThen I guess there is me with my iPhone 12 Mini. Replaced the battery some months ago, Apple techs broke the screen, so got a free new screen too. It's starting to get very slow though, every update it gets worse. I can feel that just running Spotify and Waze over CarPlay is starting to be too much, add in sending live location via Telegram at the same time and the phone almost grinds to a halt.
- ozim 3mo agoHey count me in, I am on iPhone 12 mini, so I guess you didn’t count 4 because of that ;)
- mgkimsal 3mo agoI must be at least the 5th 13mini user.
- Exoristos 3mo agoI'm vainly hoping to my SE 3rd gen. is the last smart phone I need to own.
- DOGMATICA 3mo agogod, I have a 12 mini and I don't know what I'm going to do when it dies. my attempts at finding a vaguely modern name-brand android phone that's a similar size have concluded in zero phones and a sense of overwhelming dread
- gambiting 3mo agoVivo X300 and Oppo X9S Pro are both very compact(6.3") and still pack great cameras and insane battery life thanks to the Silicone carbide batteries.
- robin_reala 3mo agoI don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
- gambiting 3mo agoCorrect, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
- robin_reala 3mo agoThey’re considerably bigger than even the normal non-Mini iPhone. They’re only just smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736
- gambiting 3mo agoYou're comparing wrong models though? X9 and X300 Pro are both much larger than the phones I mentioned. (I've just noticed you also used wrong models in your original comparison - while both phones are larger than the mini, the difference isn't as large as your link suggests)
- nickpeterson 3mo agoAnother 13 mini user chiming in. I’m 6’3, and think it’s ridiculous how big phones are. It reminds me of the automobile and tv industry though, where you’re sort of forced into buying something obnoxious if you want to get the better features.