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iPhone 12 vs iPhone 12 mini

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iPhone 12 2020, $799 · Apple A14 Bionic
20.29
iPhone 12 mini 2020, $699 · Apple A14 Bionic
20.29
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iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.

A smartphone's score is the score of its chip — our calculation from specs, not a benchmark. See screen, battery and cameras in the tables below.

Overview

iPhone 12iPhone 12 mini
Performance (0–100) 20.29 20.29
Chip Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
Brand Apple Apple
Release date Q4 2020 Q4 2020
Launch price $799 $699
OS at launch iOS 14 iOS 14

Display

iPhone 12iPhone 12 mini
Screen size 6.1″ 5.4″
Resolution 2532×1170 2340×1080
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Display type Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED

Memory

iPhone 12iPhone 12 mini
Storage 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Battery, cameras, body

iPhone 12iPhone 12 mini
Main camera 12 MP 12 MP
Rear cameras 2 2
Front camera 12 MP 12 MP
Weight 164 g 135 g

Apple does not publish RAM size, battery capacity or charging power, so these are not listed for iPhones.

Pros and cons

iPhone 12

  • bigger screen: 6.1″ vs 5.4″

iPhone 12 mini

  • more compact: 5.4″ vs 6.1″ screen
  • lighter: 135 vs 164 g
  • cheaper at launch: $699 vs $799

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