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Re:iPhone Air by cde-v on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:43PM (#45192541)
I kept seeing people mention the 13 mini but I always thought the 12 mini was the last mini. Just looked it up and I see why now, seems like the 13 mini is barely different from the 12 mini.
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Re:iPhone Air by buildsjets on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @11:22PM (#45192812)
They added just enough battery capacity to make it thru the day. Thats about it.
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Re:iPhone Air by williamdclt on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @04:41AM (#45194934)
That's enough of an improvement, tbh
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Re:iPhone Air by p00dles on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @01:39AM (#45193743)
I had the 13 mini and now the 12 mini and the 13 mini was noticeably better - battery life, camera, screen brightness (big difference when using phone on a bike for navigation)
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Re:iPhone Air by amai on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @10:08AM (#45197955)
Iphone 13 mini has a bigger battery. This is quite relevant, because the Iphone 12 mini battery life is quite bad.
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Re:iPhone Air by armen52 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @01:35PM (#45201055)
The CPU in the 13 Mini is something like 20-30% more power efficient, making it much more viable given the small battery capacity of the phone.
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