A bug which affected only left handed users

Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by mikestew on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:40PM (#48837783)

There’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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by w-ll on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @06:31PM (#48838247)

Will the do a batter replacement for a 13mini? i just cracked my last new-in-box fore battery issues.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by mikestew on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @08:08PM (#48839171)

If 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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by qingcharles on Thursday July 09, 2026 @01:00AM (#48841184)

They will still do it if it's below 80% on Apple Care, or $119 if you just want to do it out of plan.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by Exoristos on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @07:27PM (#48838775)

You can do it yourself[0].

0. https://www.ifixit.com/products/iphone-13-mini-battery

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by embedding-shape on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:06AM (#48843463)

Word 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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by Exoristos on Thursday July 09, 2026 @05:38PM (#48852714)

I'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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by embedding-shape on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:38AM (#48857368)

Indeed! 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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by embedding-shape on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:41PM (#48837788)

Then 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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by Exoristos on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @07:26PM (#48838765)

I'm vainly hoping to my SE 3rd gen. is the last smart phone I need to own.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by ozim on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:44PM (#48837823)

Hey count me in, I am on iPhone 12 mini, so I guess you didn’t count 4 because of that ;)

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by mgkimsal on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:51PM (#48837891)

I must be at least the 5th 13mini user.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by DOGMATICA on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @11:38PM (#48840703)

god, 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

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by gambiting on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:50AM (#48841884)

Vivo 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.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by robin_reala on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:16AM (#48842074)

I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: 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.)

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by gambiting on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:23AM (#48842125)

Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by robin_reala on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:17AM (#48842575)

They’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

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by gambiting on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:42AM (#48842795)

You'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)

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by tom_ on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:00AM (#48843423)

The iPhone is normal phone size width and depth, but it's meaningfully shorter than just about everything else. It doesn't sound like much on paper but I've always found it adds up once in a pocket. (All dimensions height x width x depth, in mm, rounded up to the nearest mm)

* iPhone Mini: 132 x 72 x 8 (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111877)

These two alternatives are noticeably larger:

* Vivo X300: 151 × 72 × 8 (https://www.vivo.com/in/products/param/x300)

* Oppo X9S: 157 x 74 x 8 (https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x9s/s...)

In fact, they're more like the size of the full size iPhone, which, if you're sticking with your iPhone Mini because the iPhone is annoyingly large, means they're too large.

* iPhone 17: 150 x 72 x 8 (https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/specs/)

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by dvdkon on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:39AM (#48842766)

They're also bigger than the base Samsung S26. They're not small even in comparison to other Android phones.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by gambiting on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:46AM (#48842848)

Base S26 is almost exactly the same size though?

https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14456&idPhone2=...

The X9S Pro is half a milimeter taller.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by dvdkon on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @04:35AM (#48903779)

Sorry, I was looking at the non-pro variant by mistake.

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by dwedge on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:49AM (#48842326)

This is totally not "vaguely modern name-brand" but I've been using the e-ink Mudita Kompakt and it's more or less the same size, but a bit thicker. It's Android but no Google Play Services but probably doesn't tick your box

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by embedding-shape on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:07AM (#48843474)

Same, on a 12 Mini right now, been looking for phones (any OS) that has similar size for maybe the last 2 years, and while some Xperia models have come close to the right size, everyone is still aiming for "bigger === better" it seems. Can't wait for the pendulum to switch back to smaller phones again...

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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users by nickpeterson on Thursday July 09, 2026 @08:29AM (#48844820)

Another 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.

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