[sph]

I don't make my phone my life, and the 12 Mini has enough battery for me. I charge it every other day, but I have to admit it feels it holds less charge than my old iPhone 8.

I only use it for Whatsapp, bathroom break HN and a few calls a week. Everything else I do from my PC. Also, performance is great for me, I'm not planning on running games or k8s on my mobile.

EDIT: looks like you're talking about the 13 mini, I got the 12 mini, which IIRC has similar battery life complaints. Not sure if it got worse with the latest iteration.

[dont__panic]

Word on the street (and physical evidence of the larger battery in the 13 Mini) is a strong consensus that the 13 mini has better battery life than the 12 mini.

I've never heard anyone complain about the performance of the 13 mini before, maybe there's something funky going on with the OP's phone.