r/iPhone13Mini

If Apple Inc. is actually moving in the direction hinted at by products like MacBook Neo, then it’s not a signal that the mini is returning. If anything, it suggests the opposite.

Neo makes one thing pretty clear: Apple is willing to go down in price and performance. But they’re doing it through segmentation, not by going against mainstream form factors

And that’s the core issue for the mini. Phone 13 mini has a very dedicated fanbase. People hold onto it. Communities are active. But Apple doesn’t optimize for loyalty. They optimize for volume + margins + usage patterns.

And usage patterns still favor larger displays, better battery life, camera systems.

The mini isn’t “dead”, but it’s likely a niche going forward.

If it comes back, it probably won’t be cheap or mainstream.

More plausible scenario is a “Mini Pro” (high price, low volume).

Neo suggests Apple would rather make tech more accessible than physically smaller.

So there’s a narrow path for a mini comeback.
But would you realistically buy a new mini at ~$800–1000 if it had Pro-level specs in a small body? Or is the mini something we love the idea of, but don’t prioritize when we actually upgrade?

Apple has implemented age/id verification stuff with 26.4 in the UK. That means the underlying operating system has the verification software built-in, for any other country to simply implement the laws there as well and flip a switch in iOS, and anyone using 26.4 or further in that country will be subject to similar limitations and restrictions as those in the UK.

I'm not in the UK but I'm still not updating to 26.4 or further because of this.

Anyone else in the same boat?

iOS now has this feature inside it, whether or not we're in the UK.

Totally forgot about that part, just got my watch back from Apple with a new battery, and now I have to ios26 or not use the watch, at least I hear 26.4 is better?

Maybe he's a fan of things being mini... Just saying

To those who replaced their battery themselves, where did you buy the battery from? iFixit? I bought an iPad screen from them and it's been holding up for years now, but just wondering if there's a better place.

Salve! Una curiosità che mi assilla ma voi il vostro piccolo mini lo tenete con cover o senza cover? Il mio da quando lo tengo in una cover sono spuntati micro graffi al telaio a causa dello sfregamento..quindi stavo pensando meglio tenerlo senza con rischio che si cade per terra addio alluminio?

My 14yr old son’s phone. Always seems to be something around him dropping his phone, breaking the screen etc. I’ve read somewhere that the so called water resistant seal doesn’t really do much so do I need to bother? He’s got an around front and back screwed case so no risk of the screen coming away and when it’s sealed it’s the bother of heating it up, prising it off without breaking it if you’re replacing something else.

I just upgraded from a 12 mini and now I'm looking for a new Magsafe Case. It seems like most cases on Amazon have a slightly raised edge on the back side, making it harder to stick the Battery Pack on.

Do you guys have any recommendations for such cases? :)

It seems charging times on my 13 mini are not even quite as fast as on my 12 mini. Even though the 13 had a battery replacement just recently, it still takes 3+ hours to fully charge. Both phones were restored from the same backup, so the setup should be quite identical.

I've tried different Lightning -> USB-A cables, all the same ones I used for my 12. Also, I tried different USB power plugs, and combinations of different plugs and cables. But the 13 just charges very slowly (it even says that while charging!). It's only when I use a power bank that the 13 will charge as fast as my 12 does.

Any ideas/suggestions? I'm pretty much lost as to why that is so and what the reason could be.