Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS | iOS 14.x |
| -- | 2020-11-13 |
| -- | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.4 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| -- | 477 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 better than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, getting an 88.5 score against 74.7. The iPhone 12 mini has a much better looking display than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a much smaller display and much worse brightness. The iPhone 16 Pro Max features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a much better hardware performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and more processing cores. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max takes a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max also has a lot better resolution back facing camera.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.