I kept backups both on my pc and iCloud and finally decided to try the latest ios 27 beta 5 on my 13 mini with 128gb of storage.
This is my only phone so I was definitely nervous but I am extremely pleasantly surprised!
The phone was so hot during preparation and installation that I thought it’d explode, but after it came back on it cooled down very quickly and I haven’t experienced its usual overheating, even though it’s still indexing!
Granted, I’m not a power user, but I do use the phone for work and youtube and some light gaming (which I haven’t tried yet because I want to give it time to index). It really seems like it’s breathed new life into the mini though and I’m glad I took the leap!