The only benefits are the small size and low weight. Nothing else.
You’ll need to charge it more often, the keyboard is cramped, and the worst thing is many websites/apps are no longer optimised for smaller screens, so you’ll have instances of dialog boxes overlapping text, touch points/icons being too small or cut off making them hard to tap, and images not scaling properly. I say this as a former 12 mini owner. My mom still uses a 13 mini, and even she who used to insist on small phones is now fed up and wants something bigger.

This post has been edited by dev/numb: Aug 5 2025, 06:16 PM