I doubt the tiny scratch would affect trade-in at all. My 12 mini had a few chips on the sides of the cameras, frame, and scratches on the screen and they accepted it for the maximum price on their site.

Same on mine, it’s such a breath of fresh air from my previous 12 mini.

This is hardly a revelation, but older iPhones definitely hold up better in the battery health department. My old 12 mini was used very heavily for 2 years (including multiple recharges per day) and it was only on 87%. Curious to see how this 15 Plus handles things with a bigger battery.

I got mine a week ago and I love it. The things that swayed me away from the 14 Pro Max was the battery, weight, and 24MP images. If you don’t care about 120hz, I’d say go for it!