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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus's general score of 83.8. The iPhone 12 mini is a notably lighter device than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, but both are equally thin. The iPhone 12 mini features a little bit better display than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit higher screen pixels density and a way brighter screen.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a quite superior hardware performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 64-bits processor, a larger number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus features improved battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 30 percent larger battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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