hi if you're like me for the past few years you've gone with apple's largest offering which is
the pro max version the 11 pro max last year and then the 12 pro max this year but the 12 mini has
got me re-evaluating thinking about everything i think i want from a phone for a while now
phones have been pretty big and we've developed this method of holding them you know what i'm
talking about the way your pinky finger supports it at the bottom and occasionally the other hand
needs to make an appearance to help type or to navigate because the screen is pretty large
if you actually look at your pinky finger i can almost guarantee you that you have some form of an
indentation there compared to the other one just where the phone is constantly sitting i think that
applies to the 11 the 12 and even the newer se as well they're slightly too large to one hand
hold but there's not really any justification for them being an awkward phone to hold whereas with
the pro max you get the bigger screen that's the justification it's also awkward to hold but you
get the bigger screen but the mini is the first phone in a long time that's just not like that
it truly is a one-handed device and i've actually found myself using it in either
hand whereas typically i just use this hand to hold the phone it feels natural in either hand
because it's a one-handed device all parts of the screen can be reached with my thumb without having
to do the weird pinky grip hold some other things i've noticed after using it for a couple of days
as well tmi but it doesn't fall out of my pants when i sit down in the toilet i can do things
without realizing it's there which is a very odd feeling a great example is getting in the
truck typically i take my phone out of my pocket because it's just not comfortable sitting in there
with it in my pocket when i leave the house i do a quick three pack phone wallet keys and there's
times where i've had to pat more than once where i keep my phone because it doesn't feel like it's
there it's also a lot easier to just put in your pocket quickly texting is quicker and feels more
accurate i feel like i make less mistakes i'm not the only one out there that thinks this feels like
our fingers are just designed to work better with the smaller screens and smaller keyboards which
is the opposite of what you'd think this can be attached to the mount that i have in my truck
that i haven't really used with the pro max before it's a magnet mount because it has magsafe in here
you can just connect it directly to that and it doesn't fall down whereas with the max it slowly
slips ultimately falls it's just not safe there especially if you go over a bump whereas this just
stays there which is really nice because it's smaller and it's easier to grip when i'm walking
around if it's not in my pocket it just feels like it's not going to fall i guess that's all in my
head because realistically speaking if i'm holding this i'm not just going to drop it randomly
but it feels just safer in your hand and finally and potentially a big one for a lot of people
because it's smaller i find myself spending less time on it i'm less engaged with it the screen's
just not as much of a wow factor and i'm not drawn into it as much so i find myself if i'm using
it just putting it down sooner i grab it less and i don't know if that's just all in my head
but that's what i found in the past couple of days of using it i don't find myself just
aimlessly browsing because the screen is keeping me engaged and there's definitely a couple of
adjustments things i noticed pretty quickly you have a lot less real estate to view so in a
browser for example you can see a lot less on the screen the instant gratification of just seeing
everything when you open an app for example isn't there you have to scroll to get to what you could
previously see on the pro max for things like banking where i have to physically see numbers
i find myself having to pinch to zoom and i can't tell you the last time i've had to use pinch to
zoom on my phone i actually have my text set to the smallest size it's just the way i like it
and i find it really is too small on the mini and a big one here the battery life having come from
the pro max i pick it up off the charger first thing in the morning and it goes back down at
night without me even having to question whether it's going to last the entire day rarely have i
ever had to charge the promax throughout the day whereas with the mini i'm very aware of the fact
that it could die and in my experience it did die i got down to about five o'clock and i was around
nine percent so i know it would not have lasted the entire day so i find myself in any situation
where i can charge it if i'm getting in the truck i plug it in now instead of just leaving it or if
i'm cooking dinner i plug it in instead of leaving it so you have to be a lot more aware of the mini
and the battery because it definitely will run out if you're used to something like the pro max
i don't want to say it's an issue because everyone's use is different but if you're
a heavy user which i am on some days especially if i'm not at home then you're going to need to think
about other solutions you're not just going to be able to leave it also it's so small the wireless
charger that i previously used on my bedside table no longer works the coils don't line up because
on the mini it's just so small which to add on to has anyone noticed that the magsafe charger
is incredibly loud to attach i typically come to bed later than my wife and there's a visible click
when you have to attach that to the back of the phone there's no quiet way of doing it and
finally a big one literally the screen especially if you're coming from something like the pro max
there's no wow factor there's no screen pop if you want to call it that now i only really noticed
this when i'm looking at photos or graphics things that typically stand out on the max i was going
between phones for an hour on instagram and saw some pictures that becky and chris posted and i
was on the max and the pictures just jumped out they were they looked really clean i mean they
have a really nice style anyway becky and chris's instagram but the pictures just looked especially
nice on the pro max and i instantly grabbed out the mini out of my pocket just to see how
it compared and the wow factor just wasn't there it doesn't pop in nearly the same way so i think
the screen size is obviously a big thing but the wow factor keeping you drawn in and just things
looking nice it's just not there on the mini the same thing happens when i'm scrolling through my
camera roll as well looking at pictures i've taken things i would look at on my macs before and just
want to click on and look a little bit longer i don't find i'm doing the same with the mini
now the picture's technically the same like the resolution hasn't changed but it just doesn't
have the same effect on the mini so that's my thoughts on the mini versus the max and honestly
i don't think you can compare them they are very different phones they almost have different
purposes and they make you use it differently so what do you think let me know down below if you're
doing the same or trying to figure out the same thing because i can't pick so that is
my thoughts on that i appreciate you watching today i'll see you guys in the next one take
care