Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 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 A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 (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 |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Apple iPhone 12 mini is a bit better than iPhone 8 Plus, with an 88.5 score against 87.1. Apple iPhone 12 mini is a notably newer device, and it is also just a little bit thinner and noticeably lighter than the iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone 12 mini features a little sharper display than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, way more display brightness and a little bit better number of pixels per screen inch.
The iPhone 12 mini has a bit better processor than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a 64-bits processor and the same number of cores, the iPhone 12 mini also has a higher amount of RAM. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, they both have a same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 2691mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPhone 12 mini is also by far the cheapest one.
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