Nice casing. They call this type of casing carbon case is it? Where you bought it?

Nice. What’s the price?

Nice case! Will plan to get this for this year's iPhone... hehehe...
Agree on most accounts. Also never tried a Pixel phone before so will hold off on the comments on the Pixel's photo quality only for the fact I have never personally experienced it for myself. Great and fair write-up!

2 minutes read if you are a tech geek

If not:
Long story short:
- Thoughts on iPhone 12 mini
- iOS is great but boring
- Pictures of iPhone is OK compared to Pixel
- Video on iPhone is superb
- Apple Ecosystem just OK
- Resell value of iPhone is great
- Android if you are a tech geek

Ended.

Here is the geek part:
Just so you guys know I was researching that if Pixel 2XL to 5 is worth upgrading. However, the camera sensor of Pixel 5 and the difficulties of getting it here in Malaysia holding me back. I was contemplating switching to the iPhone 12, and I eventually did. I decided to make the switch as I no longer thought of myself as a power user I want everything just works (no rooting, no customization). For a little context, my last iPhone is the iPhone 5s.

Here are some of my thoughts after a month of iPhone 12 mini use.

Experience:
+ve: App integration 100%. Everything just works. Whatsapp camera & sharing Instagram stories. No crash no lag. Well optimized. And you get to taste some of the exclusive iOS apps which is designed for it.
The taptic engine is something google should introduce on the Pixel as it sparks joy so much. Especially when you double tap in Instagram posts, you'll feel the device is responding back to you. It's soooo good.
One-handed phone feels so great after so many years of pha-blet.

-ve: Miss the swipe back of the Android feature.
People that are saying Apple is better. I bet they haven't used Android in a good long while. Android has come a long way. The animations of iOS are just as good on the Android side. The way the gestures work on iOS, Android has caught up with them. The swipe back gestures are much more uniform in Android. In iOS, in certain app you can swipe right back then another app you have to swipe down then another app you have to tap X. WHAT THE ???

Notifications:
iPhone is a nightmare. Android is the master here. I have to turn it off because it just not as good as Android. The grouping, sound for every dedicated app - Android is ahead.

Pictures:
Much warmer tone in iPhone. Won't notice a big difference unless you zoom in the details. But I really miss the natural scene of Pixel.

Video:
This is the department I think iPhone crushed every phone out there. Video is way way ahead of my previous phone. The HDR video recording looks so great and the stabilization is really good for handheld usage.

Ecosystem:
That’s what peoples talk about all the time. “I have Mac, Airpod, iMac Apple watch. It integrated so well! “
I do not have Apple Watch, Airpod, HomePod, iMac so I do not feel any special about it because there are plenty of alternatives out there.

Price:
iPhone always has the best resell value when it comes to phones. Price of flagship Android phone drop 20-30% after months.
Unlike Android, the competitor of the iPhone is the iPhone itself.

If you plan to use till it broke, go Android
If you plan to resell it, go iPhone.

Conclusion:

So is the iPhone 12 mini a good phone? Yes, it most certainly is. The hardware is great and the camera is so great.

If you're an early adopter or want the latest tech feature stuff, you should go for Android.

iPhone is amazing, amazing but boring. Boring but it just works whenever you want it to.

I'll keep it for now.

Rhinoshield probably for me - coz got no branding or logo at the back, hehe...

But which is easier to put the phone in and take it out?

Just asking whether a photo is possible.

Thinking of getting the black or grey colour.

Anyone's iPhone 12 battery percentage is dropping fast?

Mine is 93% after 6 months. I game quite frequent on it so that might be a contributing factor but previously my XS didn't drop so fast.

EDIT: Fast charging will in fact degrade battery, such as using 30W adapters.

can you elaborate how is your charging practice? Every night, over night? How long do you have 100% battery full?

Then what happen later if wan to change the battery or do any replacement?

so this means you disconnect even before 100% right? I think this is an important aspect of battery longevity.