I DOWNSIZED to the iPhone Mini from 15 Pro Max. Here's Why...

Is the iPhone 13 Mini's battery life as bad as you think? Is it still a viable iPhone in 2024? I switched to the 13 Mini from my 15 Pro Max to see if the Mini lived up to all the hype.

In an era of 'bigger is better' I think it's important to check in on some of the smaller devices out there to see if downsizing your tech can actually improve your life. And if those smaller tech products can stand firm against their larger counterparts.

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--SMPOST--I DOWNSIZED to the iPhone 13 Mini from 15 Pro Max. Here's Why...

[eddventures]

iPhone 13 Mini - best iPhone ever made, holding onto mine for as long as possible.

[Deliveringthetruth]

The 13 mini is the best phone out there. To me large phones are unpractical I don’t understand the hype. I need something that I can use one handed and doesn’t weigh down my pocket, I have a iPad for media content. I don’t take pics everyday the camera is just fine for my needs. The battery gets me through a work day with 50% and it charges very fast to, I have a battery pack for travel but rarely had to use it. The trade offs do not outweigh its practicability, it’s an amazing phone.

[zerokool-]

Remember when we watched YouTube on the iPhone 5s/ 6/ 7/ 8? how is the screen too small?

[maximilianbima]

Deleting the mini series is, imo, apple's biggest sin in recent years. Just upgrade myself from ip8 to 15 now, I feel its kinda too big for my hand. I love the compactness ip8 had.

[scoboy_sean]

If people have a problem w the 13 mini’s battery life, yall need to go outside and touch the grass

[MTGProductions]

I hope that one day, Apple does resurrect the mini lineup🙏

[victoremmanuelogena]

Been using my 13 mini for a little over 2 years now. I just use it for taking pics, personal stuff and work comms. To prolong it's batt life I purchased an android phone for high batt consumption apps such as waze, spotify, netflix, vid calls and gaming.

I'll be holding on to my 13 mini til apple releases another phone in this size. It's just amazing.

[johnanderson]

That’s ironic. I just did the exact same thing. Traded in my 13 Mini and “upgraded” to the 15 Pro Max and now just re-upgraded to the 13 Mini. No way am I going another year without one. No more tea trays for me.

[crazyfun]

Apple claimed the 12 and 13 mini didn't sell well but in my opinion, they didn't give it enough time to catch on. Because you see so many "downgrading" to the 13 mini. There's a reason for that. So many people like me prefer more compact phones and don't want a huge brick in their pocket. Yes battery life will be the trade off compared to huge phones but otherwise the 13 mini is one of the best iPhones ever made. I still say Apple made a HUGE mistake killing off the mini line. If they had figured out making the battery life longer then long term Apple would've sold way more minis.

[gallusgriffin]

I bought myself an IPhone13mini and I love it so much!!, and the condition was excellent with 99% battery health!

[DanCambell]

i was CRUSHED when they discontinued the "mini" series. I have really tiny hands, so when i have a bigger phone, I'm constantly fallling out of my hands.

[BenClerici]

I will never go back to an oversized phone. A new SE ... we'll see. But it would have to be significantly better than the 13 mini to make me change. (Disclaimer: I don't make my living as a photographer, but if I did, I doubt that I would be counting on a phone camera to make my career.)

[eddventures]

When will people learn, it’s nothing about the length, it’s entirely about girth and how you use it.

[ZeeWatcher]

It's actually unfair to compare the mini to the 15 pro max. A fairer comparison would be the iPhone 15.

[blackquoteswisdom]

Whether the iphone 13 mini "doesn't stack up" is all subjective. As many others have pointed out, we started with small iPhones being the standard. It's marketing and the desire to own the latest, newest model that has many people wagging around huge, bulky, almost-tablet sized phones. I LOVE the 13 mini's compact form factor. I plop it in my pocket and almost forget it's there. That's priceless. The phone is still incredibly powerful and easily performs every task I ask of it. I'm keeping my 13 mini for as long as possible. I refuse to carry around a brick of a phone.

[POVwithRC]

Samsung here. I WISH they made a well featured mini size S23. When I had my Mini 13 I really enjoyed it. It made me use phone less. More stratified experience.

[jebaker]

It's weird you posted this video... I was just considering doing the exact same thing yesterday evening. Thanks for the content!

[dario]

I love my 13 mini, especialy when u have an ipad at home. you dont miss the big screen inside your pocket at all

[sammyt]

Not sure where you get that the next SE will be a mini iPhone; in fact the rumors I've read indicate that it would be in the 6"+ range in terms of screen size. Hope you're correct, though!

[alexshotthese]

Unfortunately it’s rumored that the SE 4 will have an iPhone 14 body design but with just a single camera module on the back. Would love to see an iPhone SE with the mini design. Not sure why they’re thinking of updating it with a bigger body design. In my opinion if people want that size then just spend the extra money for the bigger ones.