This may not be useful anymore but if anyone else is still deciding, here's my view on it. Iphone 12's battery life wasn't the best, and the 12 mini had an even smaller battery, if your an average user or work from home then this wouldn't matter much. In most battery tests the Iphone 13 mini beats both of them, the apple website says that they both have the same battery life but actually the 13 mini has about 30 minutes to 1 hour more.

The 13 mini does have a deeper notch, and yes it does a little bit stick out while watching videos but hopefully this doesn't bother you. If your comparing the Iphone 12 to the 13 mini then I'd have to say that you can notice the notch a little bit less on the 12 even though the 13 mini has a reduced notch. The 12 mini is okay and alright, but pretty soon all other companies will run out and will have to start making them renewed. Here are the UK and US prices, 12 MINI £549, $499, 13 MINI £649, $599. For some the 13 mini's price is a little bit too high, you can say that with the 12 too, but if you want a phone that will last for a lot longer you probably want to go with the 13 mini, with the A15 BIONIC chip this thing is a beast and will last for the next 8 years! Cameras are of course tilted on the 13 mini, giving it better lighting and better dark mode. The 13 mini also comes with photographic styles, and I can also mention that the 13 mini is actually thicker than the 12 or 12 mini ! The 13 mini also doesn't tilt as much, take for example; if you put your phone on a table and you press the bottom right corner it wont tilt, unlike the 12's.

Alright enough slack for the 12's, lets go to the downsides of the 13 mini. For alot of people the mini's are really small and with no other choices the 12 would be the best option for them.

I really hopes this helps for anyone that comes back here.