iPhone 12 Mini: Still Worth It in 2025? My Honest (REVIEW)

Thinking about grabbing an iPhone 12 mini in 2025? Hold up! Before you click that "buy" button, you NEED to watch this. I've been rocking the 12 mini as my daily driver for a year, and I'm spilling ALL the tea – the good, the bad, and the downright surprising.

Is this tiny phone still a powerhouse in 2025, or is it just a nostalgic relic? We're diving deep into everything: performance, battery life (spoiler alert: it's a rollercoaster!), camera quality, and whether it can keep up with the latest iOS. Plus, I'm sharing some personal anecdotes – you won't believe the hiking trip this little guy saved me on!

Forget the hype around the newest iPhones. This video is the REAL review you've been waiting for. I'm not holding back. We're talking pros, cons, and everything in between. Is the 12 mini the perfect pocket rocket, or is it time to finally let it go? Hit play to find out!

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[RahimAhmed-eb]

I have the 13 mini and I absolutely love it performance is still great in 2025. Still getting updates

[ferenc-xp]

My phone interactions are the following: Messaging, picking up the phone, checking my email. I don't watch movies or play games on it, so it's pointless to have a $1000 phone with a huge screen.

[jondoe]

I have the 13 mini and its an amazing device, still super smooth, camera its more than enough for my needs and battery after 3 years still gets me through the day with casual use, i hope they bring a mini again as i cant stand the humongous devices available now on the market

[cosmic_]

Watching this on my 12 mini and im loving it as my spare phones

[mymoney]

A lot of older phones still work wonders, so I don’t see why some people upgrade so much. If it still works well, keep using it. Typing this on a 12 mini. 😀

[CJCrossley]

Watching on my purple 12 mini. I put my 15 Pro in the drawer. Using this as my daily driver

[jme]

my iphone 11 finally conked it today so i upgraded to a 12 mini as it was a decent budget option

[stefangr]

I love this phone so much I have even considered buying a spare. It's just perfect if you use it only as an actual mobile device.

[MihajloMaksimovic-pwdi]

Absolutely love these guys videos! Keep up the great work! ❤

[kennethxavier]

I am currently using se2020. If i can handle the se2020, then i can handle 12 mini as well

[sheahill]

I just picked one up with 97% battery life. Moving from my iPhone 12 Pro Max.

[marjc.]

watching this using my iphone 12mini color blue 😍😍😍

[PDStipePlayZ]

I have 12 mini with 77% lasts about 4 to 5:30h

[Echobase]

I always find it hard to believe that these didn’t sell well because it seems like everyone I know still uses one. Maybe it did poorly outside the US market

[sethuvisvanathan]

me watching in 12mini with new battery!!!

[andrearigobello]

i was considering buying a 12 mini 78% battery, do you think keeping with me a power bank could be a solution? would you recommend this phone with this percentage of battery? i mean i would use it to chat and using instagram or youtube mainly, i am very in doubt if it could be a nice purchase or just a money loss which of coure i'd like to avoid (by the way the guy is selling this at 180 that's one of the things that brought my attention)

[EchoVoidNow]

i'm gonna buy it in like 2-5 days, and at first i was like, "Damn it.. it's smaller than my smallest phone which is the Samsung a20e." when i had realized that it perfectly fits both your hand and pockets, i became extremely hyped up about buying it, i've never used iPhone and i've grew up with cheap, bad Android phones, sad that the charging brick isn't included.

[TheLelouchVi]

I watched this video on an iPhone 5s 😅

[jewelpastoral]

the only problem I have is battery life but aside from that its perfect and I play genshin impact ang moba games on this thing and its decently smooth!

[gonzo]

I jumped from the Iphone 5 (battery swelled up) to the 13 question is what in the world are you about to consume 🤢