Apple iPhone 12 Mini White 256GB
The A14 Bionic chip delivers fast performance in a 142g body with IP68 water resistance, making it one of the few truly compact 5G phones. Its 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display and 256GB storage offer flagship-level screen quality and ample space in a pocketable size. This is best for users who prioritize one-handed use and portability over battery life, accepting the 2227mAh capacity's limitations.
Screen 5.4"
Display OLED
Refresh 60 Hz
Chip Apple A14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 12
50 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong build (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
What owners think
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45/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 5.4" |
| Display Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 1200 nits |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Processor Model | Apple A14 Bionic |
| CPU Cores | 6 |
| CPU Speed | 3 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Video | 4K |
| OIS | No |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 2227 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 20 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | MagSafe |
| Connector | Lightning |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | Lightning |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | iOS |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone 12 Mini | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | Motorola Razr ultra 2025 | Google Pixel 10a | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Display Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 165 | 120 | 144 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 200 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 200 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 50 | 13 | 32 | 20 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 2227 | 5000 | 4700 | 5100 | 5080 | 5110 |
| Charging Wattage | 20 | 45 | 68 | 30 | 45 | 120 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP65 | - |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | User Sentiment | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 12 Mini | 72.1 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 60.1 | 72.6 | 5.6 | 58.4 | 73.3 | 31 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Compare | 89.9 | 99.4 | 95.3 | 98 | 96.1 | 35.4 | 89.2 | 99.9 | 99.1 |
| Motorola Razr ultra 2025 Compare | 58.7 | 79.6 | 95.3 | 98 | 92.9 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 82.7 | 90.9 |
| Google Pixel 10a Compare | 89.9 | 68.5 | 85.1 | 83.5 | 72.6 | 65.1 | 78.7 | 96.5 | 97.3 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 67.6 | 90.1 | 93.5 | 98 | 72.6 | 0 | 59.7 | 82.7 | 82.8 |
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G Compare | 49.2 | 91.9 | 93.8 | 93.7 | 24.8 | 0 | 62 | 85 | 63.2 |
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