
In addition to the physical battery bump, Apple claims that the new Bionic 15 is also more efficient, helping provide longer battery life.

This is likely where the extra thickness and weight of the 13 Mini comes from. Compared to the 12 Mini's 2227mAh battery, that is about a 10% increase. While Apple does not specify its battery capacity, teardowns revealed that the iPhone 13 Mini uses a 2,406mAh battery. Although both the 13 Mini and 12 Mini have 4GB of RAM, it seemed like the newer 13 Mini was able to keep apps in RAM for longer whereas the 12 Mini cleared them out sooner. Even with more CPU-intensive tasks like photo or video editing, the performance between the two felt on-par. This is not to be confused with the 1200 nits max brightness (HDR) which remains the same between both.Ĭoming from last year's A14 Bionic, you probably won't notice any real-world speed or performance differences. The display specs between the 13 Mini and 12 Mini are identical except for the increased brightness to 800 nits. Since the upgrade, I haven't run into these issues even with extended periods of not backing up my files. This was especially frustrating when I was working on the go and didn't have time to backup or transfer my media. Even with offloading apps, I could easily run out of space after a long day of taking photos and videos on the phone.
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My iPhone 12 Mini was only 64GB and I was frequently struggling to free up space. When you consider that a 128GB iPhone 12 Mini is only $50 cheaper (from directly), it's pretty much a no-brainer to go with the newer model.
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Doubling the starting storage alone could be a key reason to upgrade to the 13 Mini. Even many budget phones have ditched 64GB for some time now.

At last, Apple has finally upgraded its base storage to 128GB.
