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User profile for user: literacycoach
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what is a reasonably priced portable battery pack for a iPhone mini 12?

I will be traveling in 2 weeks and want to purchase a reliable and light weight portable battery charger for my iPhone mini 12

The battery pack on the Apple website is $99 and I would like to spend les.

There are many to choose from on Amazon and I do not have enough knowledge to know which one is best.

I understand Anker is a good company and had an Anker charger for my previous Iphone

But, it will NOT (of course) work on my iPhone mini 12

Thanks

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Apr 6, 2023 9:01 AM

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User profile for user: Tesserax
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Posted on Apr 6, 2023 10:02 AM

I just did a quick Internet search for "best" battery packs for an iPhone 12 mini, and came across a number of articles. Maybe something offered will work for you.


Here are two of them:


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User profile for user: Tesserax
Tesserax
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Apr 6, 2023 10:02 AM in response to literacycoach

I just did a quick Internet search for "best" battery packs for an iPhone 12 mini, and came across a number of articles. Maybe something offered will work for you.


Here are two of them:


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Apr 6, 2023 9:14 AM in response to literacycoach

It would help if you can define what a "reasonable" price is to you. If $99 is not, would $98 be?


As you can imagine, the less a power adapter costs, the chances that is will be reliable will become increasing suspect. This is where you have to decide which is more important: reliability OR cost?


The other thing to consider is do you want to be able to "fast charge" your iPhone 12 mini. If you do, you will need a power adapter that can supply, at least, 18W ... otherwise, a 5W adapter will be sufficient.

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Apr 6, 2023 9:38 AM in response to Tesserax

$99 seemed more pricey

I do understand and , honestly, I have no idea how much to spend

I will be traveling for 2 weeks and want to have a portable battery for my iPhone mini 12

I am looking for something that is lightweight

For my previous iPhone, I did have an Anker portable battery pack

It was heavy

And, it naturally will not work for my iPhone mini


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User profile for user: IdrisSeabright
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Apr 6, 2023 12:17 PM in response to literacycoach

Ah. Any external battery pack should work. The ones that will power higher-capacity batteries are going to be heavier. I've had ones by Mophie for years and find them quite reliable. As you noted, Anker is also frequently recommended. You may be able to find them cheaper at places other than Apple. You will also probably find more selection if you go either to the manufacturers' websites or to someplace like Best Buy or Amazon.

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