Apple iPhone 12 Mini 256GB Specifications

Key Specs General Performance Display Design Rear Camera Front Camera Battery Storage Network & Connectivity Multimedia Sensors

Key Specs
RAM & Storage 4 GB RAM + 64 GB
4 GB RAM + 128 GB
6 GB RAM + 256 GB
Processor Apple A14 Bionic
Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP
Front Camera 12 MP
Battery 2227 mAh
Display 5.4 inches (13.72 cm)

General
Launch Date October 18, 2020 (Official)
Operating System iOS v14

Performance

(Very Good)
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic
Processor Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm)
Co-Processor Apple M14 motion
Architecture 64 bit
Fabrication 5 nm
Graphics (GPU) Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB / 6 GB
RAM Type LPDDR4
Performance Test Results icon View AnTuTu Score
AnTuTu Score 630,403
Bootup Time 12.0 s
Speed Test (Antutu Score)
The higher, the better
realme GT 8 Pro 3,932,397 
Samsung Galaxy S26 3,113,347 
vivo X300 FE 3,000,897 
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 2,471,984 
vivo V70 Elite 1,815,619 
OPPO Reno16 5G 1,457,989 
Apple iPhone 12 Mini 256GB 630,403 
*Group: 53-98k Phones
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Bootup Time
The lower, the better
Google Pixel 10 9 s
Samsung Galaxy S26 11 s
Apple iPhone 12 Mini 256GB 12 s
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 16 s
vivo V70 Elite 18 s
OPPO Reno16 5G 21 s
realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition 31 s
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Gaming Test Results icon
Battery Drain* 5.0 %
Heating* 12.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming
Battery Drain*
The lower, the better
vivo X200 4 %
vivo X300 FE 5 %
Apple iPhone 12 Mini 256GB 5 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 6 %
OnePlus 15 6 %
vivo V70 Elite 7 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 10 %
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Heating*
The lower, the better
iQOO 15 3.3 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 10.8 %
Apple iPhone 12 Mini 256GB 12.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 12.6 %
vivo V70 Elite 13.0 %
vivo X300 FE 17.4 %
Motorola Signature 43.7 %
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Benchmark Screenshots
Benchmarks
Graphics Benchmark
Benchmarks
GeekBench5 Benchmark
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Display

(Excellent)
Display Type Super Retina XDR
Screen Size 5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
Resolution 1080x2340 px (FHD+)
Brightness 625 nits
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9
Pixel Density 477 ppi
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) 84.6 %
Screen Protection Yes
Bezel-less Display Yes
HDR 10 / HDR+ Support Yes
UI Screenshots
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Lock Screen
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Home Screen
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Dialer Screen
UI Screenshot
App Drawer
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Notification Panel
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Quick Settings Panel
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Settings Screen
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OS Version
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Storage
UI Screenshot
Battery
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Camera On
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Camera Options
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Camera Modes
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Camera Settings
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Picture Size Options
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Video Size Options

Design
Height 131.5 mm
Width 64.2 mm
Thickness 7.4 mm
Weight 133 grams
Build Material Back: Gorilla Glass
Water Resistance Yes, Water resistant, IP68, (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Ruggedness Dust proof
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Rear Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPLens FeaturesApertureSensor SizeZoomFocal Length
Primary12 MPWide Anglef/1.6upto 5x Digital Zoom, upto 2x Optical Zoom26 mm
Secondary12 MPUltra-Wide Anglef/2.41/3.6" 13 mm
Autofocus Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel Autofocus
OIS Yes
Flash Yes, Dual LED Flash
Image Resolution 4000 x 3000 Pixels
Settings Exposure compensation, ISO control
Shooting Modes Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Camera Features 5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Video Recording 4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Video Recording Features Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Rear Camera Samples
Rear Camera
Wide Angle
Rear Camera
Portrait Shot
Rear Camera
Night Mode ON
Rear Camera
Close Up
Rear Camera
Low Light
Rear Camera
Low Light With Flash
Rear Camera
Colour Variance
Rear Camera
Daylight Auto / HDR OFF
Rear Camera
Daylight / HDR ON
Rear Camera
AI OFF
Rear Camera
AI ON

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Front Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPLens FeaturesApertureSensor SizeFocal Length
Primary12 MPWide Anglef/2.21/3.6"23 mm
Flash Yes, Retina Flash
Video Recording 4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Front Camera Samples
Front Camera
Selfie
Front Camera
Selfie Portrait
Front Camera
Selfie Low Light
Front Camera
Selfie Low Light With Flash

Battery

(Very Good)
Capacity 2227 mAh
Battery Type Li-ion
Quick Charging Yes, 20W Fast Charging, 50% in 30 minutes
Wireless Charging Yes

Storage
Internal Storage 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage Type NVMe
Expandable Storage No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s) Dual SIM
SIM Type SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
Network Support 5G, 4G
VoLTE Yes
SIM 1 5G bands, 4G bands
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Bands Features
5G bandsFDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G bandsTD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
SIM 2 4G bands
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Bands Features
4G bandsTD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax), MIMO
Wi-Fi Features Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.0
GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC Yes

Multimedia
Audio Jack Lightning
Audio Features Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor No
Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope
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Updated on: October 1, 2026