r/iPhone12Mini

I’ve been trying to get a purple iPhone 12 mini for several months now. I don’t want to give up but it’s lookin pretty bleak. I’m on my 4th attempt. First two were from a site called elecrics, 3rd from a seller on eBay called sigmacellular. All duds in different ways. The eBay one hurts the worst because it was listed as “open box” (I know 6 years later it wouldn’t be but I was hoping the phone would be more like an ACTUAL excellent/premium refurb) cosmetically its in really nice shape but it has every possible cellular hardware issue it can have per Apple so I cant get cell service on it. So the hunt continues. I’m still waiting on a refund for the first ones; and I just started the eBay return today so I’m still down the money on two phones which at this point is making me wary to keep dropping hundreds of dollars.

Back market and plug either do not have the phone in the specs I want or at all, swappa only has 1 available, and while the asking price seems fair it’s a lower grade than what I’m willing to accept for said price. Right now I’m considering Amazon renewed sold by Amazon specifically as I see people fighting for their refund back when it’s a 3rd party seller, but if it’s sold by Amazon directly hopefully I wont have a shitty refund process if I get another dud. the other option is another eBay seller that supposedly has the actual phone listed in the photos at a very reasonable price (about 100 less than Amazon); listing says 30 day warranty but seller doesnt accept returns(?) item is covered by eBay money back guarantee but I still feel iffy about that…..Idk I guess I’m just looking to see where anyone in the past 6months-1year has gotten there’s and not got an absolute pos in a box sent to them? Or out of the two options I’m considering next what would be considered more reliable? I just feel like whichever one I go with I’m going to regret not picking the other 😭 Ize tide boss someone help me find somewhere to get this damn ass phone

Im thinking about buying 12 mini, i do have 14 pro but thinking about getting the 12mini for weekends so i get a break from my daily 14 pro

The Mini didn’t fail because of the lack of interest in small phones, it failed because it wasn't the cheapest phone at the time. The iPhone SE captured the budget-conscious market by offering the "Apple experience" at the lowest possible entry point. When the iPhone 12 Mini launched at $699, the iPhone SE (2020) was already sitting comfortably at $399($300 cheaper).

By the time the 13 Mini improved the battery life and display, the narrative was already set. The iPhone SE had claimed the "small and affordable" throne.

The 12 and 13 mini being only $100 less than the standard 12 and 13 model caused many consumers to do the "value math" and opt for the bigger screen/battery for a marginal price jump. If the Mini had been $200 cheaper and in place of the iPhone SE it would have been the default "budget flagship," and the sales narrative would be completely different.

The Home Button Transition: A huge segment of people were reluctant in transitioning away from the home button**.** They stayed with the older SE design because they weren't ready for gesture navigation yet which is now no longer an option.

The abysmal sales gave Apple a false signal that people didn't want a small option as much as they had thought, when the opposite is actually true. There is still a massive cult following for small phones, but the Mini was robbed by not being the budget option at the time.

The time has come, unfortunately, for me to move on from my beloved iPhone 12 mini. It’s not if, but when. Looks like I’ll be making a choice about a week from now. I’d, of course, buy a 17 mini if they made one, but I’ve narrowed my choices down to the 16, the 17, or the 17e. I’ve done a fair amount of research and I’m leaning heavily towards the 17e. I just wanted this community’s thoughts before I make my final choice. Thank you all, and I’ve loved perusing this sub for years!

This is a genuine question, I am not trying to be rude here. I’ve owned both the 12 and 13 Mini. I used my 12 mini for 2 years before switching to the 13 mini. The 13 Mini is superior in every way, and the difference in performance and other features is very noticeable.

* Better battery life

* Much brighter display

* Better chip

* Smaller notch

What should i buy?

hey guys so, I have a little question. I have an iPhone 12 mini on my hands rn, but it's screen is not glued and the battery is downright shit. I live in russia, and the local guy in my town who could fix my iPhone gave me a price of 3000 rubles (around $40) - it's for the work itself, without anything else included. I'm planning on buying the battery myself, I found ones for around 1500-2000 rubles ($13-20), so in total it would be around 4500-5000 rubles ($61-68). also the Face ID doesn't work for some reason.

I bought my 12 mini for 8500 rubles ($115), and I don't use it rn, I use my main android (Xiaomi Redmi). I've been thinking - should I sell my android and fix my iPhone (since, well, my android is not so good, it's old and slow as hell), or should I just sold both my phones and just buy an iPhone 13 mini? I'm aiming mainly for mini ones because my hands are pretty small and usual big phones are just not comfortable for me unfortunately

I currently have a iphone 11 pro 256gb and i got a exchange offer for a iPhone 12 mini 256gb. Battery health is 73%. Should i get it?

So it’s been like 2 months since I bought my iPhone 11 got it for dirt cheap. Although I’ll keep using it but was wondering is it worth upgrading to 12 mini? Will the display feel too small and the battery backup being too short?

I bought my 12 mini 64gb brand new and have had apple care on it since. Ive had the battery replaced twice and my screen replaced twice as well. I think at one point they just gave me a brand new phone because there was so many things that had failed at once (something with the face id, speaker, and the screen were all broken) But now I have a problem with my storage space. I don’t have any!! I really want to upgrade to a 13 mini with more storage, but id hate to go without apple care. Am I really going to be missing much without it? Should I just make the jump?