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The iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini have sầu a lot in comtháng, but there are a few key differences
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Staông chồng the iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini side by side, và you"ll get quite a contrast to lớn any iPhone 12 Pro vs. iPhone 12 Pro Max comparison. While there are a number of differences between Apple"s now-discontinued iPhone 12 Pro models, an iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini face-off will lead you lớn conclude that the two phones are pretty much identical.
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Oh, there are some obvious differences — the iPhone 12 is the bigger of the two, as the iPhone 12 mini"s name would suggest. The iPhone 12 mini debuted at the lowest price of any iPhone 12 model in 20đôi mươi. But in terms of the things that determine how a phone performs in everyday use, these two iPhone 12 models chia sẻ a lot of the same parts, from the processor to lớn the camera setup.
While the focus is shifting to lớn the iPhone 13 vs. iPhone 13 mini, as those two phones replace the iPhone 12 models, our iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini face-off details the similarities and differences between the iPhone 13"s predecessors.
iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini specs
| iPhone 12 mini | iPhone | |
| Debut price | $599 | $699 |
| Screen kích thước (Resolution) | 5.4-inch OLED (2340 x 1080) | 6.1-inch OLED (2532x1170) |
| CPU | A14 Bionic | A14 Bionic |
| Storage | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| Rear cameras | 12MP.. wide (ƒ/1.6), 16MP ultrawide (ƒ/2.4) | 12MP.. wide (ƒ/1.6), 16MPhường ultrawide (ƒ/2.4) |
| Front camera | 12MPhường (ƒ/2.2) | 12MP (ƒ/2.2) |
| Battery life (Hrs:Mins) | 7:28 | 8:25 |
| Size | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| Weight | 4.76 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 5G compatibility | Sub 6Ghz, mmWave | Sub 6Ghz, mmWave |
| Colors | White, black, blue, green, purple, | White, blachồng, blue, green, purple, |
iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini: What"s the same
The iPhone 12 & iPhone 12 mini have some differences, as we"ll get to lớn. But on balance, these two phones have a lot in comtháng, from the way they look to how they persize. Here"s a look at the iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini similarities.
Processor: The A14 Bionic powers each & every member of the iPhone 12 family, from the mini all the way up to the iPhone 12 Pro Max. So the two phones perkhung similarly, especially since Apple includes equal amounts of RAM in each device. (Or at least, that"s what teardowns reveal, since Apple doesn"t issue official numbers on the amount of memory in its phones.)
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We"ve run iPhone 12 benchmark tests on both phones. On the Geekbench 5 general performance, the iPhone 12 posted single- & multicore scores of 1,593 và 3,859, respectively.
The iPhone 12 mini posted a higher multicore score at 4,123 points, but the phones turned in essentially equal times when we had them transcode a 4K video using Adobe Premiere Rush. (The iPhone 12 did it in 26 seconds, the iPhone 12 mini took 27 seconds.)
Put another way, if you perform the same tasks on an iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini, you won"t spot any difference in how these phones run your favorite apps. Even you get the less expensive iPhone 12 mini, you can expect performance that matches any iPhone 12 Model.
5G connectivity: Just as all the iPhone 12 models run on the A14 Bionic, they also all connect to lớn 5G. That means every kind of 5G, as Apple included tư vấn for a wide variety of bands.
So both the iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini can connect to any kind of 5G network, whether it"s built on the far-reaching sub-6GHz spectrum or uses faster mmWave công nghệ.
Cameras: Apple made subtle changes lớn the different lenses used by the iPhone 12 Pro models, which produces some differences on shots that use the telephokhổng lồ lenses. But there"s no such distinction with the iPhone 12 and iPhone mini.
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The iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini each feature two rear cameras — a 12MP wide angle lens with a larger f/1.6 aperture và a 12MP.. ultrawide angle lens. Along with the f/1.6 aperture on the main camera, Apple now uses a 7-element lens, & those changes should improve sầu low-light performance by 27%.
Software changes are the same across both phones as well. Both the iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini support the enhancements Apple"s made to Deep Fusion & Smart HDR for more detailed images than previous iPhones could capture.
Displays: Ignore the kích thước difference for a moment, và focus on the fact that Apple now uses OLED panels across its entire iPhone lineup. That"s a change from past years when phones lượt thích the iPhone 11 và iPhone XR still made vị with an LCD screen.
Both the iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini offer a 60Hz refresh rate — a similarity you probably wish they didn"t have sầu in a world where a growing number of phones offer faster refresh rates for smoother scrolling. (Our Samsung Galaxy S21 vs. iPhone 12 face-off reveals what a difference a faster refresh rate makes.)
Both the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini miss out on faster refreshing, but the iPhone 13 Pro và iPhone 13 Pro Max did get 120Hz refresh rates. (For more, read our guide khổng lồ the 120Hz display on the iPhone 13 Pro.)
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Getting back khổng lồ the iPhone 12, lab results from display testing revealed two essentially identical devices. The iPhone 12 captured 114.5% of the sRGB color spectrum to 117.8% for the iPhone 12 mini.
About the biggest difference is brightness, with the iPhone 12 just a bit brighter when we measured it using a light meter. We tallied 569 nits on the iPhone 12, versus 505 nits for the iPhone 12 mini.
Design: Apple didn"t skimp on the kiến thiết flourishes for the less expensive iPhone 12 mini. It"s made out of the same materials as the iPhone 12, including the Ceramic Shield display which Apple claims is four times more likely to lớn survive a drop than previous phones. The iPhone 12 & iPhone 12 mini both have sầu Apple"s improved IP68 water resistance rating, allowing them to lớn survive in up lớn 6 meters of water for 30 minutes.
Software: Both phones run the same software — the lachạy thử version of iOS 14 — so you"ll get the same software features whether you own an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 mini. That continues to be the case now that iOS 15 is available, as both phones tư vấn the update (as you"d imagine new iPhones would). We"ve been running the iOS 15 beta on the iPhone 12 without an issue — kiểm tra our our iOS 15 beta nhận xét.
iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 mini: What"s different
As much as the two phones have sầu in comtháng, there are some noteworthy differences between the iPhone 12 và iPhone 12 mini.
Price: The larger screen và bigger battery translate lớn a $100 price difference for the iPhone 12, which is currently available for $699 (or $729 if you buy the phone unlocked). The iPhone 12 mini matches the iPhone 11"s old starting price of $599 ($629 for an unlocked iPhone 12 mini).
