Apple iPhone 12 mini

Versions: A2399 (International); A2176 (USA); A2398 (Canada, Japan); A2400 (China)

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 – A2176

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 – A2399, A2400

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 – A2398

5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave – A2176

 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 – A2398, A2399, A2400

Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch
Announced
2020, October 13

Status
Available. Released 2020, November 13

Body
Dimensions
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)

Weight
135 g (4.76 oz)

Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Size
5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)

Protection
Ceramic Shield glass

Platform
OS
iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.4

Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)

CPU
Hexa-core (2×3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4×1.8 GHz Icestorm)

GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory
Card slot
No

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

 NVMe

Main Camera
Dual
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6″

Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera
Single
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features
HDR

Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
No

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC
Yes

Radio
No

USB
Lightning, USB 2.0

Features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 Wh)

Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) – requires iOS 17.4 update

Misc
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Models
A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1

SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    

Price
$ 219.00 / £ 174.98 / € 259.00

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-24.6 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 69h