When I was looking at these a while ago there seemed to be somewhat of a distaste for the 12 mini.
I have a distaste for my current XR and I’d like something better - AND SMALLER.
Just wondering if those earlier comments I read were unfounded or not? Thanks.
One issue I saw when seeing the XR in stores and of friends’s, it does feel heavier than it looks, which might make it feels larger than it is for some. I mean I have had larger Android phones, but not as heavy, thus it feels “smaller” than it is, if you know what I mean.
When handling the mini in store, it is quite a solid compact phone. It felt amazing that you can have a full screen phone that small and solidly built.
But you cannot cheat physics, which is battery. Smaller battery means less battery life. Watching videos actually doesn’t use as much battery as you would think since it’s a passive interaction (unless you’re streaming over cellular). Chatting/texting constantly is actually using up battery life a lot, since not only the screen is on all the time and probably in high brightness, you are interacting with the phone (typing) and the phone is also keeping internet connection all the time for notifications. Calls also use up battery, depending on signal of your provider.
I’m not trying to discourage you if you want the mini, but I just don’t want you to have too high of expectation since you’re coming from the XR, which has better battery life than the mini. Many people thinks that calls and texting are “light” usage. Although it’s true if you don’t do that often, they do use up battery if done constantly.
