Apple iPhone 12 Mini vs OnePlus 8T

Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 Mini vs OnePlus 8T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 Mini scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,947, while OnePlus 8T scores 3,138, making Apple iPhone 12 Mini the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 8T offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers 5.4 inches, making OnePlus 8T the larger display of the two. OnePlus 8T features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 12 Mini's Super Retina XDR, making OnePlus 8T the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 8T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 8T better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 8T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 8T better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 8T delivers longer battery life with 11h 16m, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini delivers None, making OnePlus 8T the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus 8T offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 Mini the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 12 Mini receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 8T is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 Mini receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus 8T has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini

₹59,900

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₹27,999

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Summary

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020

16 Oct, 2020

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


Apple A14 Bionic	Snapdragon 865	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.4 inches (13.72 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Fluid AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	5 MP Macro Camera	N/A
N/A	2 MP Mono Camera	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


2227 mAh	4500 mAh	7000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	65W Warp Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

9.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Unique form factor
Excellent cameras
Good performer

Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
Blazing fast performance
65W fast charging support

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Might not be for everyone
Subpar battery backup

OxygenOS 11 has issues
Cameras need improvement
Uninspiring design

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.5/5

(137,640 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,562 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,247 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

630,403 AnTuTu Score	579,790 AnTuTu Score	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
N/A	11h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020

(Official)

Oct 16, 2020

(Official)

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

7 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 650

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

630,403

579,790

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

20.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

3.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.2 %

26.2 %

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Fluid AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.4 inches (13.72 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

1100 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

477 ppi

402 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.6 %

86.98 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.2 %

Design

Height

131.5 mm

160.7 mm

162.76 mm

Width

64.2 mm

74.1 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

133 grams

188 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Super Stable
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2227 mAh

4500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 39 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

11h 16m

17h 34m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

33m 59s

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

TDD N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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