I would like to see an iPhone 12 mini daily usage test, like 1,5h Social Media, 2h WhatsApp/Messaging ... would really like to see the battery status at 4h of use 👍🏼
@@aboutmerle daily usage for me on my iphone 12mini so far, i can get comfortably 5h of screentime. With about 2 of them in snapchat (very popular here in norway) and 1hr of browsing ebay and safari, basically just reading. And then about 2hrs of streaming. I can go through a full day of use no problem.
4K frame size is 8.29 Mpixels. At TH-cam’s standard 45Mbps compression for 4K video, and 1.63MB per megapixel-second, that’s 1.63 x 8.29 which is 13.5MB of video per second. 10 hours is 36,000 seconds, which means that this footage would be, AT MINIMUM, 486GB with TH-cam’s compression, assuming he uploaded the whole thing. The raw digital data, uncompressed, is the frame size times color density. Assuming 24 bit RGB, that’s 3840 x 2160 x 24, which is 24.88MB of data per frame. 36,000 seconds times 60 frames equals 2,160,000 frames of video. Multiply that by 24.88 and you get 53.7408 TB. This guy recorded more than 50 terabytes of data for a 9 minute video
I have the 12 mini and gotta say, this is the best review out there! Don’t believe the haters in disbelief and trying to disprove this test cause I’ve tested it myself and my battery always lasts around 8 hours as well!
John Floyd Kenneth Samson oh I’m not using a case or screen protector so I’m not sure haha I’ve never broken or cracked one of my phones and with the new ceramic shield I feel even better using it without them
@@johnfloydkennethsamson453 I am. I was tempted to return the phone right away this morning when I had discovered that others were having the same issues. However, the phone that I wanted to return it for is out of stock all over NY. I do like the form factor of the mini but I’m not feeling the battery life honesty, coming from an iPhone 11 Pro. And speakers sounds like something from 2016. The reason why I bought the mini in the first place is because it’s attractive no doubt, and because it some how reminded me of the LG G3 in terms of form factor and even that phone had a 3000mah battery in it. I don’t see no reason to go under the 3000mah point for all the 12 models in 2020. A part of me wants to keep it but my conscious is telling me to go ahead proceed with the return, then I’d have to wait until December 7th because the 12 pro was the initial one I was gonna get.
my Mini battery lasts 2 days but I use it as phone, not as entertainment center. I would never watch Netflix or TH-cam on it, for that I have much larger IPads or large TV. Great phone, superb package together with the Otterbox case.
What kind of usage allows for only one charge per day, though? I got the 12 earlier today and would not seriously consider the Mini due to the battery fears. The 12's battery life is at least solid. I imagine I am going to have to baby it a bit more than I did with my 11 Pro Max but I am hoping it won't be too bad.
@@jeffreymichael540 well since last month i own apple watch and airpods so with bluetooth and data on outside it really eats my battery fast plus now in winter with temperatures around 0 its going down really fast
@@jeffreymichael540 i mean do a lot socials but tryting to not anymore and use more laptop for that bcs i have headaches from watching small screen for long time you know
I don't really understand how some reviewers are disappointed by the 12 Mini's battery life, while many battery tests like this one show the battery life to be quite good.
This is why specs don’t mean everything. The battery life on the iPhone 12 mini is better than expected. This just shows how power efficient the A14 Bionic chip really is. Also, I bet the reviewers that complained about battery life were most likely using 5G.
@@myrealusername9998 I replaced mine 2 years ago with another 6S. I’m done and getting a Mini. Edit: Bought a 12 pro instead. Would have liked the Mini screen to be a bit more wider.
as someone who recently switched to exynos-samsung i couldn't agree more. what would make it even more close to "real life" usage would be an hour of spotify streaming over bluetooth headphones/speakers.
My SE2 battery doesn’t last a whole day. I don’t use it much either. No gaming, streaming or even talking. I’m not impressed with it at all. I’ve ordered the 12 mini because it’s smaller than the se. not as small as my original se. I’m hopeful I’ll be much happier with the mini.
@@neues3691 they don’t use the same battery quality. I have coconut battery on my mac and it gives you the manufacture of the battery. IPhone SE uses Desay Corporation and iPhone 8 uses Sunwoda. My iPad mini is also made by Desay Corporation and has degraded to 85% in 8 months
Nope i like it, you get waht you pay! I dont think its sucks, sure its not the best battery but you come trough a day, thats what i want. I mean look at the design, weigth and the size, sure also the price. Its ok!
Compared to the others definitely but still 6 hours straight isn't bad for a budget phone like the SE. That said though I'm really glad I didn't buy it so now I can go for the mini.
this is totally different from what I'm seeing with other people talking about the battery in terms of daily use it's actually pretty impressive for how small it is and how well it handles through the day. which makes me think about getting it cause I'm not gonna lie I miss having the small phones.
@Hadi Am pro max for business or travel and mini for a night out. That’s why I wanted them both but COVID and then I bought the regular pro. Then with AT&T, esim is easily swappable
@Hadi Am I actually have a QI power bank, the otter spot from the apple store. I use to have the SE and 11 pro on smart battery case, love those things. I was actually going to just buy the 256gb mini but the Apple pro raw sold me on the pros. I try to have the best quality camera when I take photos of my toddler and I have a new baby coming soon. I own full frame cameras but can’t always cary them. What I have been doing lately is charge my phone when I go home on my lunch break. I also have a samsung QI chargers dedicated for my car.
Well this proves the nonsense some comments sections have about the mini battery life. This was an intensive workout and it beat what I get on my Pixel 5 doing much less! We can see the A14 5nm chip is really efficient and hopefully the SD875 will be just as good. I now understand why Apple were confident that reducing the battery capacity of all the iPhone’s would not be an issue. Early tests on release were not as good as they were on early iOS 14.1 which has battery issues. I suspect further updates will improve further. Obviously if you use 5g then it will not be as good, but Apple knows this and the software will hopefully just use LTE as these apps do not need the extra bandwidth. I look forward to the M1 chips in the new MacBooks as they will be battery champs. Cheers.
Yes 12 Mini battery is very impressive for realistic day to day usage and also alot better than my previous SE 2020. But No It isn’t even close to Pixel 5’s battery. I use both Pixel 5 and 12 Mini together (had it for about 3 days now) since I love compact phones, and Pixel 5 outlasts 12 mini by margin. Tests are always good to take note for, but I think the most accurate way is to actually use them together as you normally would which really shows you how they differ from another and which is better.
keep in mind this test doesn't take into account any touch input which consumes alot of energy so this is quite different from a normal use case, i'd say you can definitely shave off ¼ or ⅓ of SOT in normal use cases
@@neues3691 I do not have a mini for obvious reasons but I do have a Pixel 5 and that does not have the extraordinary battery life some creator's claim. Using it little now (returned to S20U) but just checked and it lost 44% in 37h with 6 mins SOT, that is not great! My Pixel 4XL was much better on standby. Doing very basic stuff, it is good, but push it and it does not do well.
@@neues3691 Actually I tested overnight what phone kills more apps, and the Pixel 5 is much worse, just checked and it had closed all but 4 apps from the previous evening! My iPhone kept about 50%, 10 out of 20!
Insert sim cards and rerun the test if you can. You'll find astonishingly low results cause you have no idea how much mobile network eats up the battery. That's why most reviewers have complained about poor battery life on the mini.
Moin Uddin lol well it’s true believe it or not. I’ve been using Apple’s smart data mode 5g so it uses it whenever it doesn’t think it’ll affect the battery that much, which has been most of the time
This was very informative. I’m still using my 1st Gen SE. I ordered the Mini but won’t open it until the SE completely offs itself. SE 1st gen is still the best iPhone I’ve ever owned.
i switched from the olf SE to the new SE(2020) after 5 years of use this week. i was also thinking i will buy the 12 mini but i am happy with the new SE... i loved my old phone
@@Metin2P4President for me it more so about the size. Honestly the Mini isn’t mini enough for me but it will do because I’m almost sure they’ll never make one smaller then that.
I'm still rockin' an almost 5 year old Sony Xperia X Compact with a 3000mAh battery. It's basically the same dimensions as the 12 mini but a bit thicker. I'd upgrade to a thick 3000mAh iPhone mini in a heartbeat
I wish my se had a better battery. Honestly, I wanted the 12 mini but I found the SE 2 on sale for 250 from the apple website on thanksgiving and I could not resist such a great deal. I am considering to wait for the next se which is probably coming out in 2-5 years from now or I would get from the mini lineup that apple will probably offer.
7:50 Actually, iPhone 12 lasted just above 15% longer than the mini, not 30% - (see 6:40 moment, but remember that the battery percentages of 12 and 12 mini can't be compared with SE 2020!) I guess you got distracted by the 30% between SE 2020 and mini - (but actually you got it wrong there too, the mini lasted 41.41% longer than the SE 2020). At moment 5:32 you can see that 12 mini still has 32% battery but...actually lasted longer than that: SE 2020 = 6 h and 7 min. = 367 minutes; 12 mini = 8 h and 39 min. = 519 minutes (41.41% longer than SE 2020); 12 = 9 h and 57 min. = 597 minutes (15% longer than 12 mini).
I've had my Mini 12 activated since Friday afternoon and the battery life seems to be roughly the same as my XR which has 100 percent battery health after 16 months of use
I bought an iPhone SE 1st Gen (which has 1624 mAh battery) 3.5 years back and switched to Samsung M31s after 2 whole years as the battery life on iPhone got very poor. But sadly the Samsung's m/b busted for no apparent reason after 1.5 years and then again I switched back to SE by changing it's battery. Now I need to charge phone twice a day but i guess it is ok considering the battery capacity and dated specs (2016). Also, I really don't know but does dropping the phone hampers battery? I am actually considering the 12 mini as it has handy form factor but want to know about the battery life for calling since my work involves a lot of calls.
Really good video. Got a 12 mini last Friday and battery life is fine, not as long as my old 11 but pleasantly surprised how close it is given how much smaller and lighter the 12 mini is.
@@ryannnftw my mini is working fine. 30 min of GPS consumes about 12%. But just checking on social media once in a while and doing some web searching costumes about %50 in a day. It’s definitely a step up from two hours. Having phone on dark mode helps save battery too. Honestly if you’re full on watching a TH-cam video while doing some other small tasks I would only expect a little over 6 hours of battery. Reviewers say about 8 but I feel more like 6.5. I thought it was going to die on me within two hours due to the commentary by other people but it really isn’t that bad. I’m loving the size.
Hi, mine 12 mini similar. Normal usage: messenger, whatsapp, instagram, facebook, phone calls etc and it usually drains the battery to 5%-10% level after 5-6 hours of screen on. I think loud speakers, calling with loud speaker, watching videos and listetning music without headphones drain the battery the most. Any opinions???
This should have a lot of views! I don't think anyone will spend a lot of time on their phone. If they are so dissapointed with the battery life might as well get the regular 12 or pro max. Appreciate your hardwork on putting this test and video!
Your test was really faithful and amazing! The best realistic one I've seen so far on these devices. You really checked the battery health and matched the brighteness on all of them before making that battery comparison. I have an Iphone 11 still working as good as new but the device is too heavy and not practical for me so I'm looking for a more compact option. I'm a heavy user when it comes to internet and social media, but I dont really do games on my phone (I have a pc for that). Your test will really help me choose between the mini and the SE, thank you!💖
Just a quick recommendation: how about include the google maps & spotify/apple music as part of your tests, that would make even more realistic daily usage scenario. Great videos tho, keep it up!
Thank you so much...this is more heavy than actual usage and still the battery lasts so good for 12 mini. I am not gonna be bothred by some reviews who have talked negative about 12 mini's battery life. Compact phones will make a comeback !!!
I have a 2020 SE and on the occasions I go out of my house it lasts easily a day. When I stay all day at home it lasts 1.5+ days (that's 100% - 20%) So yeah, currently not a problem for me, but we'll see after pandemic season is over.
Thank you for this video! I'm happy with my SE and 6h07m because it costs 515€ and the 12 Mini costs 830€ thats a 300€ gap. And BTW 12 mini 2.227 mAh, iPhone SE 2020 1821 mAh = 406 mAh Gap.
hey on a lighter note you stole my words...lol that's what i was thinking and about to say ...yes battery comparison is a bit unfair for SE 2020 as it has 1821 mAh battery and it is doing pretty good job with that range of battery....SE all the way
on my iphone 12 pro i did my own little test. i had 21hours of stand by and 7hrs 12min of on screen time with 22% of battery left. so my phone lasted 28 hours before i recharged agian and i still had 22% of battery left. i did not want to make it go to 0 since its my brand new phone but the way i see it your test was perfect
Knowing the se doesn’t have that much battery life if I was just listening to music for like 4 hours and like 40 minutes of TH-cam with Bluetooth on that would last me that day right?
Why SE lost %10 battery at night, it is interesting. I want to buy SE but I am not sure about battery. The Phone is very cool, small, fast but what about the battery? Can SE users give me information about the battery please. Do you advise SE for me?
12 mini, 12, 11 Pro etc. Models are expensive in my country..Se's price is cool, not bad also the Phone is like iphone 11. If the battery like alright, I mean like so so. I can buy the SE
For the long run, iPhone 12 looks like the best among the entire 2020 iPhones lineup. Camera that most people use is there in it and now even the display has been bumped up to OLED.
Keep in mind these phones actually have longer battery life in day to day use for most people since he turned Blu Tooth and Location On. Those are two features that you always want to have Off unless you're using them at that very moment because they're 2 things that drain your battery a lot and turning them off greatly increases battery life.
Do you guys noticed the dead pixels line at the top left of the iphone 12? Is it cause you drop it or something? You can notice clearly when the phone turns off at 7:10
These tests should be done in a taxi while roaming around the city without WiFi. Locating the LTE / 5G signal will consume maximum battery , or at least should be done away from Wifi , considering most are commuters travelling between home n office with 9-10 hours spent without WiFi signal. But thank you for performing these tests, it takes lot of efforts. Appreciate your efforts n providing the stats.
GREAT video showing the elapsed time and real world battery life! I have the iPhone SE 2020 and it only lasts me 1/2 day just like this shows, and that's a disappointment. It was a replacement for my iPhone SE 1st Gen which was actually still getting a 1/2 day on battery when I switched to the new SE! Though I'd like the size of the 12 mini, I'm yearning for the full-day battery of the 12. Thanks for helping me decide based on real world usage. Great job.
Incredibly timely and helpful comparison. So the Mini gets about 13% less battery life than the standard 12 by this test. Seems like a very reasonable tradeoff.
I’m finishing 2 years on my SE 2 in July. My battery capacity is at 87%. It gets hot easily and of course chows battery so so quickly. I do not recommend it for power users
This is an outstanding video review. The method of comparing battery life with actual task scenarios is exactly what I was looking for. In addition, the phones used for comparison turned out to be the three models I am interested in. Great job!
I have the Iphone 12 Pro. I have not been able to get more than 5 hours of screen on-time. Can anyone else comment on their battery life? How did he make it to 9 hours for the Iphone 12? I am a bit confused.
The results are staggering, I have seen different reviews and battery tests suggesting much less capable batteries on all three phones however... Where do you think the difference lies? Also, if you were to use it on a regular day with 4G enabled, how much do you think this would influence battery life? I have only heard the SE's battery to be unusable for a medium to heavier user, how do you think the 12 Mini would fair in this regard? Once again great video and very informative
Im gonna guess here but I presume that both the 12 and the 12 mini battery performance is worse by an hour or even 2, if not more, because some reviewers used 5g exclusively. 5g however is a gimmick right now and should not really be used.
Has Anyone noticed in 2:20 that in System Information on iPhone 12 Mini, it's written iPhone 13.1 !!!!!!! Take a Screenshot and Zoom it, u all can see!!!🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆
Simplely because the bigger a android battery is and the more people use their phone and get addicted to it but hey a phone is made for texting and have some calls why not some internet. For those who just use their phone for "in case I need it", they won't mind buying this phone. I personally regret DAS are a bit high...
Hii there, I am currently using an IPad Pro 2020 11inch. I am looking to purchase an iPhone 12 mini to take advantage of apple’s ecosystem. I use my iPad for everything means everything! From typing emails, playing games, taking college notes, watching movies, etc. I will use my iPhone 12 mini for calling, use social media, taking photos and videos. That’s it. I want to know that will the battery of the iPhone 12 mini will last a whole day or not with my lite usage?
I have the mini.. I fully charged my Mini by 3pm Sunday and here it is at 6am Tuesday morning and I have 29% battery left. I could go 2 full days but I’ll need it charged before work so I’ll charge it while I sleep today. It only lost 8% while I slept the other day during the 7hrs. I upgraded from the OG SE where the battery was 83% capacity and would lose 15% if I used Snapchat filters for a few minutes 😆.
I used the iPhone 12 pro max for a week I no not long enough and I loved it but the size for me ruined the useability /reachability how do you feel about your max and are you not a fan of the pro
I got the iPhone SE as a gift for being sober 140 days. At 157 today. Love the phone. Average about 7 hours screen on time. At light to moderate use. Great video. Now subbed
Thanks for the video I was looking for a comparison between the 12 mini and the SE however I have a couple of questions: 1- did you match the volume also or just the brightness? 2- can you please do a battery comparison of these phones with the phones of the people who might consider upgrading to one of these phones in my case I'm using iphone 8 plus with 84% battery health and wondering about battery life if I upgrade to SE or 12 mini.
Glad you all like the video so much! What other videos would you like to see on iPhone 12/12 Mini?
Can try mini and i11?
Would like to see if any og them throttle under heavy load/gaming compared to some older models 11/11pro/XS or something.
I would like to see an iPhone 12 mini daily usage test, like 1,5h Social Media, 2h WhatsApp/Messaging ... would really like to see the battery status at 4h of use 👍🏼
@@aboutmerle daily usage for me on my iphone 12mini so far, i can get comfortably 5h of screentime. With about 2 of them in snapchat (very popular here in norway) and 1hr of browsing ebay and safari, basically just reading. And then about 2hrs of streaming.
I can go through a full day of use no problem.
Do the same video plus iPhone 8 and 12 max
This bro recorded about 10 hours to make a 9 minutes video , RESPECT
This is just recording time. U have to add editing upload ect..
@@dongyo69 yes near one day
your father is verne troyer
@@ramboj7924 🤣😂
4K frame size is 8.29 Mpixels. At TH-cam’s standard 45Mbps compression for 4K video, and 1.63MB per megapixel-second, that’s 1.63 x 8.29 which is 13.5MB of video per second.
10 hours is 36,000 seconds, which means that this footage would be, AT MINIMUM, 486GB with TH-cam’s compression, assuming he uploaded the whole thing.
The raw digital data, uncompressed, is the frame size times color density. Assuming 24 bit RGB, that’s 3840 x 2160 x 24, which is 24.88MB of data per frame. 36,000 seconds times 60 frames equals 2,160,000 frames of video. Multiply that by 24.88 and you get 53.7408 TB.
This guy recorded more than 50 terabytes of data for a 9 minute video
I have the 12 mini and gotta say, this is the best review out there! Don’t believe the haters in disbelief and trying to disprove this test cause I’ve tested it myself and my battery always lasts around 8 hours as well!
John Floyd Kenneth Samson oh I’m not using a case or screen protector so I’m not sure haha I’ve never broken or cracked one of my phones and with the new ceramic shield I feel even better using it without them
@@johnfloydkennethsamson453 12 screen is very smooth even with protective glass.
@@johnfloydkennethsamson453 I am. I was tempted to return the phone right away this morning when I had discovered that others were having the same issues. However, the phone that I wanted to return it for is out of stock all over NY. I do like the form factor of the mini but I’m not feeling the battery life honesty, coming from an iPhone 11 Pro. And speakers sounds like something from 2016. The reason why I bought the mini in the first place is because it’s attractive no doubt, and because it some how reminded me of the LG G3 in terms of form factor and even that phone had a 3000mah battery in it. I don’t see no reason to go under the 3000mah point for all the 12 models in 2020. A part of me wants to keep it but my conscious is telling me to go ahead proceed with the return, then I’d have to wait until December 7th because the 12 pro was the initial one I was gonna get.
my Mini battery lasts 2 days but I use it as phone, not as entertainment center. I would never watch Netflix or TH-cam on it, for that I have much larger IPads or large TV. Great phone, superb package together with the Otterbox case.
How is it with calls ?
The 12 mini battery life is manageable. One charge daily not bad at all for a compact phone that size.
What kind of usage allows for only one charge per day, though? I got the 12 earlier today and would not seriously consider the Mini due to the battery fears. The 12's battery life is at least solid. I imagine I am going to have to baby it a bit more than I did with my 11 Pro Max but I am hoping it won't be too bad.
its really bad and could be better but apple... anyway il buy mini 2022/23 i guess .. my 8 is still working so
After 2 big updates it will be terrible. You probably don't do much with phone.
@@jeffreymichael540 well since last month i own apple watch and airpods so with bluetooth and data on outside it really eats my battery fast plus now in winter with temperatures around 0 its going down really fast
@@jeffreymichael540 i mean do a lot socials but tryting to not anymore and use more laptop for that bcs i have headaches from watching small screen for long time you know
I don't really understand how some reviewers are disappointed by the 12 Mini's battery life, while many battery tests like this one show the battery life to be quite good.
This is why specs don’t mean everything. The battery life on the iPhone 12 mini is better than expected. This just shows how power efficient the A14 Bionic chip really is. Also, I bet the reviewers that complained about battery life were most likely using 5G.
@@smartphonefan5226 there are 5g tests which shows the same. 1 hour less than iphone 12
I think people who are disappointed with battery life are heavy users. I think the battery life is just fine.
The mini is only 1 hour less than the 6.1”, sufficient for my needs and I am enjoying every minute of my mini ownership.
What everyone has to do in order make it equal terms is turn the 5g off all of these phones and THEN compare to the SE
My 6S would have died after an hour
same with my ipod
My 6s lasts for 3hrs and I think it’s pretty good
I replaced the battery on mine, now it lasts longer than my friends SE 2020
@@myrealusername9998 I replaced mine 2 years ago with another 6S. I’m done and getting a Mini.
Edit: Bought a 12 pro instead. Would have liked the Mini screen to be a bit more wider.
I am STILL USING a 6S and it wouldn't even last fifteen minutes these days, haha.
Thank you for including the standby time as well! Makes these tests more realistic.
Yeah exactly much appreciated
True ...n I think that’s were the A14 shines but I don’t think the SE is brand new
as someone who recently switched to exynos-samsung i couldn't agree more.
what would make it even more close to "real life" usage would be an hour of spotify streaming over bluetooth headphones/speakers.
@@gehtdinichtsan309 from my own experience, if you switch off 5G in cellular settings, it will be better in standby!
My SE2 battery doesn’t last a whole day. I don’t use it much either. No gaming, streaming or even talking. I’m not impressed with it at all. I’ve ordered the 12 mini because it’s smaller than the se. not as small as my original se. I’m hopeful I’ll be much happier with the mini.
Mini did outstanding! 1 hour less than the regular 12
Its 1 Hour 20 Minutes 😏
The conclusion is MINI’s battery is excellent rather than we expected. right?
true
People make it sound like it’s so bad and 12 is way better but 1 hr difference is not bad depending on how you use your phone
We can all agree on one thing...the iPhone SE 2020 battery life sucks
The quality is also bad. 90% battery health in less than 6 months.
@@neues3691 yeah but my iPhone 8 was still at 100% after a year
@@neues3691 they don’t use the same battery quality. I have coconut battery on my mac and it gives you the manufacture of the battery. IPhone SE uses Desay Corporation and iPhone 8 uses Sunwoda. My iPad mini is also made by Desay Corporation and has degraded to 85% in 8 months
Nope i like it, you get waht you pay! I dont think its sucks, sure its not the best battery but you come trough a day, thats what i want. I mean look at the design, weigth and the size, sure also the price. Its ok!
Compared to the others definitely but still 6 hours straight isn't bad for a budget phone like the SE. That said though I'm really glad I didn't buy it so now I can go for the mini.
this is totally different from what I'm seeing with other people talking about the battery in terms of daily use it's actually pretty impressive for how small it is and how well it handles through the day. which makes me think about getting it cause I'm not gonna lie I miss having the small phones.
I really want the Mini with the pro max battery 🥲
The se gang want battery from the 12mini
@Hadi Am pro max for business or travel and mini for a night out. That’s why I wanted them both but COVID and then I bought the regular pro. Then with AT&T, esim is easily swappable
@Hadi Am I actually have a QI power bank, the otter spot from the apple store. I use to have the SE and 11 pro on smart battery case, love those things. I was actually going to just buy the 256gb mini but the Apple pro raw sold me on the pros. I try to have the best quality camera when I take photos of my toddler and I have a new baby coming soon. I own full frame cameras but can’t always cary them. What I have been doing lately is charge my phone when I go home on my lunch break. I also have a samsung QI chargers dedicated for my car.
@Hadi Am to be honest, I just want both phones and I will find use for both. And will give one to my kids when they get old.
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Well this proves the nonsense some comments sections have about the mini battery life. This was an intensive workout and it beat what I get on my Pixel 5 doing much less! We can see the A14 5nm chip is really efficient and hopefully the SD875 will be just as good. I now understand why Apple were confident that reducing the battery capacity of all the iPhone’s would not be an issue. Early tests on release were not as good as they were on early iOS 14.1 which has battery issues. I suspect further updates will improve further. Obviously if you use 5g then it will not be as good, but Apple knows this and the software will hopefully just use LTE as these apps do not need the extra bandwidth.
I look forward to the M1 chips in the new MacBooks as they will be battery champs. Cheers.
Yes 12 Mini battery is very impressive for realistic day to day usage and also alot better than my previous SE 2020. But No It isn’t even close to Pixel 5’s battery.
I use both Pixel 5 and 12 Mini together (had it for about 3 days now) since I love compact phones, and Pixel 5 outlasts 12 mini by margin.
Tests are always good to take note for, but I think the most accurate way is to actually use them together as you normally would which really shows you how they differ from another and which is better.
keep in mind this test doesn't take into account any touch input which consumes alot of energy
so this is quite different from a normal use case, i'd say you can definitely shave off ¼ or ⅓ of SOT in normal use cases
@@neues3691 I do not have a mini for obvious reasons but I do have a Pixel 5 and that does not have the extraordinary battery life some creator's claim. Using it little now (returned to S20U) but just checked and it lost 44% in 37h with 6 mins SOT, that is not great! My Pixel 4XL was much better on standby. Doing very basic stuff, it is good, but push it and it does not do well.
@@neues3691 Actually I tested overnight what phone kills more apps, and the Pixel 5 is much worse, just checked and it had closed all but 4 apps from the previous evening! My iPhone kept about 50%, 10 out of 20!
Insert sim cards and rerun the test if you can. You'll find astonishingly low results cause you have no idea how much mobile network eats up the battery. That's why most reviewers have complained about poor battery life on the mini.
Exactly.
You nailed it. There is nothing real about this test.
That’s actually not true, I have the 12 mini and use it with 5g on and it always lasts me 8-9 hours
@@iammaleo logically not possible.
Moin Uddin lol well it’s true believe it or not. I’ve been using Apple’s smart data mode 5g so it uses it whenever it doesn’t think it’ll affect the battery that much, which has been most of the time
This was very informative. I’m still using my 1st Gen SE. I ordered the Mini but won’t open it until the SE completely offs itself. SE 1st gen is still the best iPhone I’ve ever owned.
i switched from the olf SE to the new SE(2020) after 5 years of use this week. i was also thinking i will buy the 12 mini but i am happy with the new SE... i loved my old phone
@@Metin2P4President for me it more so about the size. Honestly the Mini isn’t mini enough for me but it will do because I’m almost sure they’ll never make one smaller then that.
imagine a 3000mAh battery on the mini, Apple come on it's easy!
I'm still rockin' an almost 5 year old Sony Xperia X Compact with a 3000mAh battery. It's basically the same dimensions as the 12 mini but a bit thicker. I'd upgrade to a thick 3000mAh iPhone mini in a heartbeat
If the SE has better battery life than my iPhone X, that’s all I care about.
but it doesnt
@@fpcawolff iphone X’s max battery capacity has always decreased hella fast, i got an X in january at 88% then now it’s at 85% ://
My iphone 12 lasts me a whole day of intense usage.
@@tris999x thats not fast thats normal
I wish my se had a better battery. Honestly, I wanted the 12 mini but I found the SE 2 on sale for 250 from the apple website on thanksgiving and I could not resist such a great deal. I am considering to wait for the next se which is probably coming out in 2-5 years from now or I would get from the mini lineup that apple will probably offer.
7:50 Actually, iPhone 12 lasted just above 15% longer than the mini, not 30% - (see 6:40 moment, but remember that the battery percentages of 12 and 12 mini can't be compared with SE 2020!)
I guess you got distracted by the 30% between SE 2020 and mini - (but actually you got it wrong there too, the mini lasted 41.41% longer than the SE 2020). At moment 5:32 you can see that 12 mini still has 32% battery but...actually lasted longer than that:
SE 2020 = 6 h and 7 min. = 367 minutes;
12 mini = 8 h and 39 min. = 519 minutes (41.41% longer than SE 2020);
12 = 9 h and 57 min. = 597 minutes (15% longer than 12 mini).
I've had my Mini 12 activated since Friday afternoon and the battery life seems to be roughly the same as my XR which has 100 percent battery health after 16 months of use
How did you maintain 100% battery health for 16 months?
Are you having any touch issues on the lock screen when using a case and glass screen protector at the same time?
How did you maintain 100% Battery Health?
Impossible
I mostly used my phone for photo taking, I used other devices with larger screens for other things. Also I used a cellular connected watch for runs
I'm really confused! Some people are saying the 12mini lasts barely 4 Hours. But this video shows around 7 hours.
What to believe exactly?
Totally impassive with my 12 mini, no battery issue whatsoever! Love it!
If you Love it, then you're not impassive
This is the exact comparison I was looking for , Thank you so much 😊
1:59 "12 still has 100% remaining"
1 second later: *drops to 99%*
I love my 12 mini, my battery lasts all day. Im not on my phone 24/7 so thats a plus.
i really like your videos
*NOPE YOUR "STOPWATCH" PHONE WON IT*
Th true
The thing is. That's a pixel 4a. And it literally would have beaten them if it was in the test lol.
Dude really got committed into making this video
I don’t use my phone much I get almost 14 hours with my mini it’s amazing
14 hours of what? screen on? i doubt. my lasts 14 hours with 5-6 hours screen on
@@citersify I guess you use it a lot or you need to get the Latest update
@@citersify 5-6h screen on? What are you doing with your phone? I have 1.5h screen on and thats already a lot!
I just got the 12 two weeks ago all I gotta say is I haven’t had to charge my phone in two days and I use it quiet a bit
"we dont use our phones constantly like in this test"
gen z: do we not exist to yall? 🤨
I bought an iPhone SE 1st Gen (which has 1624 mAh battery) 3.5 years back and switched to Samsung M31s after 2 whole years as the battery life on iPhone got very poor. But sadly the Samsung's m/b busted for no apparent reason after 1.5 years and then again I switched back to SE by changing it's battery. Now I need to charge phone twice a day but i guess it is ok considering the battery capacity and dated specs (2016).
Also, I really don't know but does dropping the phone hampers battery?
I am actually considering the 12 mini as it has handy form factor but want to know about the battery life for calling since my work involves a lot of calls.
So glad I waited for the mini! I really missed this size, and haven't compromised much at all.
I was more curious on how long the phone with the stopwatch would last more then the other phones to be honest...
running stopwatch is not battery consuming than other apps such as games or Netflix though
@@tsobenny2051 it was on for like so long though.....
It was an android
I was bit concerned about 12 mini battery. But after seeing this video. I ordered 12 mini. Brilliant work. thanks for the video bro
Congrats, which color?
Really good video. Got a 12 mini last Friday and battery life is fine, not as long as my old 11 but pleasantly surprised how close it is given how much smaller and lighter the 12 mini is.
So glad I moved on from the the se2! Horrid battery. Enjoying the Mini.
How has the mini been? I plan on upgrading to it from my 6s which can barely last 2 hours lol
@@ryannnftw my mini is working fine. 30 min of GPS consumes about 12%. But just checking on social media once in a while and doing some web searching costumes about %50 in a day. It’s definitely a step up from two hours. Having phone on dark mode helps save battery too. Honestly if you’re full on watching a TH-cam video while doing some other small tasks I would only expect a little over 6 hours of battery. Reviewers say about 8 but I feel more like 6.5. I thought it was going to die on me within two hours due to the commentary by other people but it really isn’t that bad. I’m loving the size.
So is it better battery than the SE? I have an SE and that’s the only reason I’d switch to the mini
@EE no I have the SE2
@@yetitheeduardo still better. Battery size is bigger. And from the video I can see it’s better too.
I just got the 12 pro max. Regular usage- TH-cam, TikTok, phone calls, text, Social media I had 29% battery after 28 hrs of usage one one charge.
I have the 12 mini. I was shocked he managed to get 8 hours on it! Mine dies after about 5 hours screen on time and a lot of standby time.
Hi, mine 12 mini similar. Normal usage: messenger, whatsapp, instagram, facebook, phone calls etc and it usually drains the battery to 5%-10% level after 5-6 hours of screen on. I think loud speakers, calling with loud speaker, watching videos and listetning music without headphones drain the battery the most. Any opinions???
On your video SE looks very blurry - is that camera or it is that noticeable difference when it goes for screen ?
This should have a lot of views! I don't think anyone will spend a lot of time on their phone. If they are so dissapointed with the battery life might as well get the regular 12 or pro max. Appreciate your hardwork on putting this test and video!
Thanks for the review ! And what are the conditions ? Was there a cellular connection? Lte/5G or 3G ? Was disconnected ? only wifi ?
Your test was really faithful and amazing! The best realistic one I've seen so far on these devices.
You really checked the battery health and matched the brighteness on all of them before making that battery comparison.
I have an Iphone 11 still working as good as new but the device is too heavy and not practical for me so I'm looking for a more compact option.
I'm a heavy user when it comes to internet and social media, but I dont really do games on my phone (I have a pc for that).
Your test will really help me choose between the mini and the SE, thank you!💖
Just a quick recommendation: how about include the google maps & spotify/apple music as part of your tests, that would make even more realistic daily usage scenario. Great videos tho, keep it up!
I just got my Mini but I want to open it for Christmas 🎁 to enjoy it🥰
patience level 100
Bruhh i can neverrrr
@@ramimaalouf same
I’d rip through that box faster than a jet ski
You might as well wait 9 months and get the iPhone 13 mini with the 120hz screen
Thank you so much...this is more heavy than actual usage and still the battery lasts so good for 12 mini. I am not gonna be bothred by some reviews who have talked negative about 12 mini's battery life. Compact phones will make a comeback !!!
Plot twist:
The phone which used to show the time was actually with the best battery life :)
12 mini is impressive! I’m making the switch from an SE 2020 to 12 mini this week
I have a 2020 SE and on the occasions I go out of my house it lasts easily a day.
When I stay all day at home it lasts 1.5+ days (that's 100% - 20%)
So yeah, currently not a problem for me, but we'll see after pandemic season is over.
Do use your brother!
I love standby test, i was worried about %5 drain battery last night, now i know it is normal, good job man
Thank you for this video!
I'm happy with my SE and 6h07m because it costs 515€ and the 12 Mini costs 830€ thats a 300€ gap. And BTW 12 mini 2.227 mAh, iPhone SE 2020 1821 mAh = 406 mAh Gap.
hey on a lighter note you stole my words...lol that's what i was thinking and about to say ...yes battery comparison is a bit unfair for SE 2020 as it has 1821 mAh battery and it is doing pretty good job with that range of battery....SE all the way
Thanks for this. I get a bit of battery OCD whenever i get a new phone and was regretting my choice in the mini. This cured it so thanks again
on my iphone 12 pro i did my own little test. i had 21hours of stand by and 7hrs 12min of on screen time with 22% of battery left. so my phone lasted 28 hours before i recharged agian and i still had 22% of battery left. i did not want to make it go to 0 since its my brand new phone but the way i see it your test was perfect
2:50 your on screen percentages don't match the SE and mini's actual percentages.
4:52 scared the shit outta me
your home earthquake
Knowing the se doesn’t have that much battery life if I was just listening to music for like 4 hours and like 40 minutes of TH-cam with Bluetooth on that would last me that day right?
Why SE lost %10 battery at night, it is interesting. I want to buy SE but I am not sure about battery. The Phone is very cool, small, fast but what about the battery?
Can SE users give me information about the battery please. Do you advise SE for me?
Don't buy, abi
Go for 12 mini bro it will not disappoint you.
dont buy SE because battery is weak
battery sucks on iphone 8 and se , dont buy them , save your money for at least the xs , 11 pro , 12 , 12 mini
12 mini, 12, 11 Pro etc. Models are expensive in my country..Se's price is cool, not bad also the Phone is like iphone 11. If the battery like alright, I mean like so so. I can buy the SE
For the long run, iPhone 12 looks like the best among the entire 2020 iPhones lineup. Camera that most people use is there in it and now even the display has been bumped up to OLED.
This is the review I really wanted to see! Great!
Keep in mind these phones actually have longer battery life in day to day use for most people since he turned Blu Tooth and Location On. Those are two features that you always want to have Off unless you're using them at that very moment because they're 2 things that drain your battery a lot and turning them off greatly increases battery life.
12 mini amazing top🔥🔥🔥
Do you guys noticed the dead pixels line at the top left of the iphone 12? Is it cause you drop it or something?
You can notice clearly when the phone turns off at 7:10
These tests should be done in a taxi while roaming around the city without WiFi.
Locating the LTE / 5G signal will consume maximum battery , or at least should be done away from Wifi , considering most are commuters travelling between home n office with 9-10 hours spent without WiFi signal.
But thank you for performing these tests, it takes lot of efforts. Appreciate your efforts n providing the stats.
Most german users have no need for 5G yet (coverage not that good yet), and thus will simply deactivate that = more battery life.
GREAT video showing the elapsed time and real world battery life! I have the iPhone SE 2020 and it only lasts me 1/2 day just like this shows, and that's a disappointment. It was a replacement for my iPhone SE 1st Gen which was actually still getting a 1/2 day on battery when I switched to the new SE! Though I'd like the size of the 12 mini, I'm yearning for the full-day battery of the 12. Thanks for helping me decide based on real world usage. Great job.
Incredibly timely and helpful comparison. So the Mini gets about 13% less battery life than the standard 12 by this test. Seems like a very reasonable tradeoff.
Great video! How's the battery life compared to the regular XS?
This is slightly confusing. Some reviewers are getting barely 6h Screen on time with the 12 mini, and some are getting over 8h
I’m finishing 2 years on my SE 2 in July. My battery capacity is at 87%. It gets hot easily and of course chows battery so so quickly. I do not recommend it for power users
This is an outstanding video review. The method of comparing battery life with actual task scenarios is exactly what I was looking for. In addition, the phones used for comparison turned out to be the three models I am interested in. Great job!
I have the Iphone 12 Pro. I have not been able to get more than 5 hours of screen on-time. Can anyone else comment on their battery life? How did he make it to 9 hours for the Iphone 12? I am a bit confused.
The results are staggering, I have seen different reviews and battery tests suggesting much less capable batteries on all three phones however... Where do you think the difference lies? Also, if you were to use it on a regular day with 4G enabled, how much do you think this would influence battery life?
I have only heard the SE's battery to be unusable for a medium to heavier user, how do you think the 12 Mini would fair in this regard?
Once again great video and very informative
Im gonna guess here but I presume that both the 12 and the 12 mini battery performance is worse by an hour or even 2, if not more, because some reviewers used 5g exclusively. 5g however is a gimmick right now and should not really be used.
Has Anyone noticed in 2:20 that in System Information on iPhone 12 Mini, it's written iPhone 13.1 !!!!!!! Take a Screenshot and Zoom it, u all can see!!!🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆♂🙆
I don't understand how are so many reviewers disappointed by the battery life xd. Granted it is not as big as the 12. But 8h30m is extremely good too.
Simplely because the bigger a android battery is and the more people use their phone and get addicted to it but hey a phone is made for texting and have some calls why not some internet. For those who just use their phone for "in case I need it", they won't mind buying this phone. I personally regret DAS are a bit high...
Hii there, I am currently using an IPad Pro 2020 11inch. I am looking to purchase an iPhone 12 mini to take advantage of apple’s ecosystem. I use my iPad for everything means everything! From typing emails, playing games, taking college notes, watching movies, etc. I will use my iPhone 12 mini for calling, use social media, taking photos and videos. That’s it. I want to know that will the battery of the iPhone 12 mini will last a whole day or not with my lite usage?
Not bad for the Mini, and I chose the Mini. Thanks for the great review!
Hows the mini works after 4 months?
I have the mini.. I fully charged my Mini by 3pm Sunday and here it is at 6am Tuesday morning and I have 29% battery left. I could go 2 full days but I’ll need it charged before work so I’ll charge it while I sleep today. It only lost 8% while I slept the other day during the 7hrs. I upgraded from the OG SE where the battery was 83% capacity and would lose 15% if I used Snapchat filters for a few minutes 😆.
I'm going to upgrade to iPhone 12 mini from s10 next year.
I'm so excited
But it's a downgrade for screen....
@@loudnfs im done with big screen and big size phone. Its so big in my pocket
Does iPhone's vary from country to country??? I mean does the battery vary or is it the same everywhere (please reply)
i like the fact that you added the standby time on this test.. i am subscribing! =D more good content to come =D
Thanks for the video! Very informative and understandable! Although the video is in English, but everything is very clear! Thanks!
I have an Iphone 12 too and you can not tell me that after 1 hour watching netflix its on 100%!
I bought the 12 mini, your tests show that it is not that far behind the 12, others reported only 5-6 hour on mini. I like the smaller screen.
30% is a big difference though. I still prefer the mini.
I used the iPhone 12 pro max for a week I no not long enough and I loved it but the size for me ruined the useability /reachability how do you feel about your max and are you not a fan of the pro
6hrs of SOT it's pretty impressive for SE
I'm receiving my new SE. Hope I'll use it much time
Thank you for this battery test. I was worried that the 12 mini would have bad battery life but this test has allayed my fears. Thanks again.
Very very interesting ! Thanks a lot. Hi from France 😇
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Ça va poto
Salute ur recording hardwork brother. ❤️👏
I got the iPhone SE as a gift for being sober 140 days. At 157 today. Love the phone. Average about 7 hours screen on time. At light to moderate use. Great video. Now subbed
Congrats! Keep it up x
@@emilymayyee9450 thank you very much. Hope your having a wonderful Monday so far
I’m gonna buy the mini if I can stay sober for 2 days
@@brianhansen2202 you can do it 👊
Based on your previous videos, is it fair to say then that the iphone 12 mini has better battery life than the Samsung Galaxy s20 Exynos?
Oh man, now I’m thinking of upgrading from SE to 12 Mini
I'm upgrading from an LG to an iPhone 12 I pre ordered the green one
You’ll love the mini experience!
@@SG_CAD indeed! I lobe mine! 🤩
I did. From the SE2020 to the Mini. A much better phone. Flagship !
Ya!
Thanks for the video I was looking for a comparison between the 12 mini and the SE however I have a couple of questions:
1- did you match the volume also or just the brightness?
2- can you please do a battery comparison of these phones with the phones of the people who might consider upgrading to one of these phones in my case I'm using iphone 8 plus with 84% battery health and wondering about battery life if I upgrade to SE or 12 mini.
Damn, this is a good test! Respect, dude.
One of the best battery test videos I've ever seen!
what’s the battery life and make/model of the phone you used as a timer?
Would have been cool to see screen off time for like an hour or 2 on Spotify streaming music but still a great video
I swapped my iPhone SE 2020 for a 12 today. The battery life on mine was particularly shocking, losing 3% every 15 minutes on standby.
Bro which phone is that using stopwatch that is the real beast 😆😆
Great job!! you made me very clear about my decision thanks bro
Se's battery is comparable to the battery of my rechargeable flashlight 🤷
nice video man i liked it allot
Getting closer I want my 4s body with a full bezel-less oled screen and I could be a little thicker for a larger battery
Great idea! I don't care if it is a little thicker... I'd buy that phone fore sure.