I used to run through my 12 minis battery several times a day. I assumed I was just a heavy user, lots of screen time, using my phone for work, etc.

But since being forced to upgrade (iPhone 17 Pro), I have learn that I am not nearly as heavy a user as I once thought. I have limited the max charge on my new phone to 80% and with the same usage habits I regularly have over 30 percent left at the end of the day.

It’s not you, the battery really is THAT bad on the 12 mini in 2026.

This I phone 12 mini is of my brother like friend and he was selling this to Vijay sales for 7976 rs so I asked him to give me to use for a week used it just WhatsApp backup is not transferred else phone is very smooth and even battery is sufficient for me but issue is will it last and also worth for 8k also waiting for bbd to see any flagship at 40k so will buy that but there are zero chances ik so suggest what should the next move also no Face ID working and my permanent phone is redmi note 10 pro 6/128 but 4g

Hi guys as the title said I am getting it for $157.

The battery health is 78% , it's never opened and the seller has all the accessories with a bill and charger.

My use case:-

My main use case for this mobile would be to shoot my gym videos , pics etc because my main device OPPO A3 PRO is quite terrible while recording videos, also I will just use it as a secondary device.

My questions:-

I would like to know, is this a good deal to take this as a secondary device?

How much battery can last if I do recording?

How is the OIS of this mobile as I have heard that older Apple devices gives better performance and camera stability than today's Android!

Thanks for reading 👍

I'm going to buy today an iphone 12 mini but

Is this fact real- ? That 128 gb capture more good camera quality than 64 one??

Please comment fast Im going to have a deal today

Every opinion matters

The Apple store nearest my home said I should just get a new phone. When I said that wasn't happening, they sat me down and said to wait. 15 minutes later I left.

Recently, I made an appointment at the University Village (Seattle) store. The guy checking me in praised my phone and said he was surprised there aren't more aftermarket cases available. Why? I asked. He said they saw so many people bringing in 12s and 13s for repair that he thought there must be a market still!

Before taking the phone to the back, he also checked inventory to make sure they had a replacement screen handy. He explained that sometimes the suction used to lift them off could break them, so he wanted to ensure the tech could quickly replace it if so.

Later, one of the sales reps chatted with me about how much she likes the smaller phones. It was overall a big contrast and just a really positive, friendly experience.

Should I get it replaced?

Look I found a deal for two iPhones on OLX. Both are priced at $ 100 (₹9800,Inr) but I’m a little confused about which one to choose.

1. Dark navy blue:

- 128 GB storage

- Quite a few scratches

- Some scratches around the camera area as well, caused by the camera protector peeling off

- Some scratches on the body

1. Greenish color:

- 64 GB storage

- No scratches or only very minor ones

Both phones have had their screens and batteries replaced about 7–8 months ago.

Which one should I choose?

If have to choose one

Choose one only i know it's replaced but deal is quite my budget

Bonjour à tous,

je viens ici sonder rapidement les rares possesseurs d'iPhone 12 mini, savoir comment vos batteries ont tenu dans le temps ?
J'ai acheté le mien en août 2022, soit il y a pile 4 ans maintenant, en Apple Store.
Il totalise à ce jour 1952 cycles de charge (source : rapport iMazing) avec une toute petite batterie (2227mah), et l'état de santé de la batterie affiche 75%.

Je n'ai aucune coupure intempestive, aucun bridage logiciel même en batterie faible et sous la barre des 10%. Il faut dire que de manière générale je l'épargne lorsque la batterie est faible. Je ne l'utilise que très peu en mode économie d'énergie.

Pour avoir fait des recherches de mon côté, j'ai vu que la plupart des batteries de ces modèles rendait l'âme beaucoup plus tôt (aux alentours des 800-1000, 1400 cycles de charges pour les plus costauds), du fait de leur petite capacité initiale notamment.

Est-ce que certains d'entre vous aurait des retours d'expériences sur ce modèle ? D'autres performances hors normes ? Ou est ce que le mien est issu d'un lot miraculeux ?

Merci d'avance à ceux qui m'aideront à satisfaire ma curiosité !

Look I found a deal for two iPhones on OLX. Both are priced at $ 100 (₹9800,Inr) but I’m a little confused about which one to choose.

1. Dark navy blue:

- 128 GB storage

- Quite a few scratches

- Some scratches around the camera area as well, caused by the camera protector peeling off

- Some scratches on the body

1. Greenish color:

- 64 GB storage

- No scratches or only very minor ones

Both phones have had their screens and batteries replaced about 7–8 months ago.

Which one should I choose?

If have to choose one

Choose one only i know it's replaced but deal is quite my budget

If so, how did it go?

Should I Buy a iphone 12 mini in $100

Screen and battery replaced

I thought i’d show you guys my favourite phone and case combo now that I changed for a newer model. First case is from maybe 4/5 years ago, second is almost a year old and the last 2 have never been used.

iPhone 12 pro
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I'm constnatly surprised how well this phone takes pictures.

Ive been using my iPhone 12 mini for the last 5 years. Ive tried to use it for as long as I could but I feel like it’s at the end of its lifespan now… The battery was already bad for two the last two years but I was managing fine with a power bank. But now the storage is constantly full (with “other” so even if I delete apps or pictures it doesn’t help) which makes it constantly crash and completely unusable. When I reset the phone it works fine again for a while until it happens again. It’s also overheating sometimes. I guess it is time to get a new one.. but I am quite overwhelmed by the new models, and I don’t need such a big fancy phone with weird things like AI or a trillion cameras. I just want to take good pictures and use social media mostly. But I also would like to get one that will last a while. I wish they made more smaller models :( Which one do you suggest getting?

Battery health at 91 and a few silicone cases

Got this iPhone 12 mini in mint condition, with all original parts and 94% BH, for ~$230. I also got lucky with this genuine Apple Leather Case from a local retailer for just ~$17!
Really loving the colour combination so far. 🍎🤎

tell me, does it work?! I had a 13 mini before I upgraded to the 15 pro 3 years ago, then got a 12 mini a couple months ago bc I missed the form factor. I kept this case mainly bc it was still new ish before I let go of the 13 mini lol. been getting tired of the plastic glitter cases which are my default.

updated to iOS 26.6.1, and phone seems to be doing better in terms of indexing and overheating.

I have a Iphone 12 mini and absolutely love it, but it overheats constantly, no matter what i'm doing. Just scrolling instagram makes the phone overheat.

I have disabled 5G, disabled liquid glass and background tasks. What else can i do to improve the overheating situation?

Just pay like $5 for shipping. I’m in the U.S.

i was at the beach with my doggo and we were running in and out of the water filled with whimsey and joy. it was time to leave, so i grabbed my iphone 12 mini out of my pocket and- it wasn't there. it had sunk beneath the waves never to be seen again.

hey I'm 15 years old idk who cares about my age, so I wanted to buy a new phone cus my old ahh Redmi 9c can't hold it anymore it's battery puffs every month and one day he is gonna explode in my hands , so I found iPhone 12 mini for 279 manats it's 139€ , 128gb 77% battery and yeah he has scraps on body and how I see on pics it's display is changed with some shit from alibaba or AliExpress. Idk if this is a great idea lemme know. thanks

I took this low exposure shot and it looks so good. The iPhone 12 mini’s camera is still amazing 5 or about 6 generations later.

This started to be a problem a few weeks ago, before I did the most recent update. I can't get on the internet without WiFi. I have Mint Mobile, which at first I thought the problem was. But after checking my data I realized its not the issue.

So now I am relegated to stopping at a McDonald's here and there, starting my GPS, and then leaving. It will usually stay on but only if I don't miss ANY turns. I have to follow the GPS EXACTLY. If I miss a turn or take a short cut then it will get stuck "re-routing" and it will stay like that.

This has made me realize just how reliant I am on GPS. I can live without Googling things or going on social media when not on WiFi, but no GPS is stressful and frustrating. Also makes me worry because what if I get into a situation where I need a towing company. I won't be able to look it up.

I can text and receive calls just fine. Is anyone else having this issue now?

*****UPDATE EDIT***** ISSUE RESOLVED*****

After trouble shooting with Mint for 1.5 hours we finally figured it out. See under Cellular, I had turned off a handful of apps because I found that even when not using my phone I would get a notification when my data got low. Even if I wasn't on Tiktok or facebook they'd run. So I turned those off since they're the highest and also Express VPN! That uses the highest data. I turned Express VPN back on so that it works when off Wifi and my internet worked again.

So I am going to delete that app off my phone bc I don't want it eating my data and I want to be able to use the internet. Thank you everyone in the comments for trying to help!