While sat in the back of the car on the journey to our destination, I occasionally checked email, browsed my Twitter feed, and even watched a flyover video of the route we’d be taking on the mountain.ĭuring the climb, I snapped a few photos, regularly checked for 4G, and even used the flashlight on a couple of occasions. I used the phone sparingly throughout the weekend, but I didn’t treat it with kid gloves. Although 4G appeared to be relatively well served across our hiking route, there were still plenty of dead spots, which meant the iPhone 13 mini would have been hunting pretty consistently for a signal – a classic battery killer. Keep in mind that I was out in the sticks, and in an area where a cellular signal wasn’t always easy to come by. As I always do for long jaunts away from power, I then immediately placed it into Low Power Mode.īy 5:43am on Sunday morning, the battery percentage was at 29%. I charged the iPhone 13 mini to 100% at 12:30pm on Saturday afternoon and immediately removed it from the MagSafe charging stand. They are the only three things that mattered to me this weekend when it came to whatever smartphone I had to hand: battery life, form factor, and photo-taking capabilities. The iPhone 13 mini turned out to be a brilliant companion this weekend, and I think it’s best to measure its performance in three key areas.
That’s why I came away with just eight photos and zero video footage.īut I did learn an awful lot about this tiny smartphone. I want to provide buying advice that is relevant for people like me, and the most relevant use case I had for my iPhone 13 mini this weekend was for it to take the occasional photo and last as long as possible on a single charge. The second reason there is no meaningful documentary from my Snowdon hike is because that simply doesn’t reflect how I use my phone. And when you’re taking part in such an epic challenge with 300 other people, finding the time, space, and courage to ramble on about yourself into a smartphone camera isn’t particularly easy. I had big plans to document the entire walk with the iPhone 13 mini – Casey Neistat style.įirstly – and as much as I deeply love Neistat – you quickly realise that vlogging is damn hard work. How would it cope being away from a wall socket for nearly 48 hours? How long could it go without the need to attach my MagSafe Battery Pack? My plans to document the walk This seemed like the ideal opportunity to put my new little phone to the test. It was finally rescheduled for Saturday 25th September, 2021 – the day after my iPhone 13 mini was delivered. The destination was Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, at which we’d climb the 1,085 meters to its summit, along with around 300 other fundraisers.Īs we all know, 2020 didn’t quite turn out the way any of us had planned, and the hike was postponed. In 2020, myself and two friends were due to take part in a night hike for the brilliant Mind charity. So, to see if the new iPhone 13 mini battery could fare any better, the first thing I did was take it on a two-day jaunt which involved precisely zero sleep, no power, and a five-hour hike up Snowdon in North Wales.
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