iPhone 12 mini Diary

Since the last entry in my iPhone 12 Mini diary, I’ve seen a lot of snarky comments about the iPhone 12 Mini’s battery life from people who likely don’t even own it. Yes, the iPhone 12 Mini battery life is terrible compared to an iPhone 12 Pro Max, but if you want the iPhone 12 Mini for its size, you already understand these trade-offs. Today, let’s talk about the iPhone 12 Mini, how to improve it with the PowerCore Magnetic 5K Wireless, and why people in the tech community shouldn’t assume their opinion about a particular iPhone is the opinion of everyone.

MagSafe was one of the headline features for the iPhone 12 lineup this year. While there are plenty of first-party and third-party options to charge at home, the only MagSafe compatible car mount doesn’t keep your iPhone charged. For the past month, I’ve been using the ESR HaloLock car vent mount to keep my iPhone 12 mini charged in the car while giving me a clear view of turn-by-turn directions.

On December 10, my world changed in a flash as I went from having a normal day at work to following an ambulance to the emergency room with my five-year-old daughter inside. Read on to see how the iPhone 12 mini performed when we were stuck in intensive care overnight.