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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, getting a score of 88.5 against 83.8. The Apple iPhone 12 mini design has the same thickness than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, but it's much lighter. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with way more display brightness, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a quite greater pixels number in each display inch.
IPhone 12 mini features a quite better hardware performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a larger number of cores, a 64-bit processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory. The iPhone 12 mini has a little bit better camera than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same (4K) video definition, the iPhone 12 mini also has a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations and higher video frame rate.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone 7 Plus counts with greater battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 30% more battery size.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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