Apple iPhone 12 Mini A2176 White 256GB
Packing the A14 Bionic chip and a vivid 5.4-inch OLED display into a 142-gram body, this iPhone delivers flagship performance in an uncommonly compact form. Its dual 12MP camera system with Ultra Wide and Wide lenses captures sharp, versatile photos, while iOS 15.4 provides a polished, responsive interface. This model best suits users seeking a truly pocketable 5G smartphone for one-handed use, accepting a smaller battery in exchange for Apple’s latest silicon and camera capabilities.
Screen 5.4
Display OLED
Chip Apple A14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 12
Battery 2227 mAh
35 Overall Score
Price $188
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (23th percentile)
- Below average display (32th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 5.4" |
| Display Type | OLED |
Performance
| Processor Model | Apple A14 Bionic |
| CPU Speed | 3 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 2227 Wh |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | Lightning |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| 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 A2176 | Samsung Galaxy S25 FE S25 FE | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | OPPO Reno Reno 15 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Display Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | OLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 165 | 120 | 144 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Exynos 2400 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Mediatek Dimensity 8450 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 128 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 200 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 50 | 13 | 32 | 50 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 2227 | 4900 | 4700 | 5100 | 5080 | 6200 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 45 | 68 | 30 | 45 | 80 |
| Wireless Charging | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Five (g) | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | - | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP65 | IP68 |
| 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 A2176 | 38.8 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 32.4 | 58.2 | 6.3 | 59.2 | 58.2 | 22.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 FE S25 FE Compare | 93.2 | 82.4 | 90.7 | 92 | 77.8 | 90.9 | 80.8 | 87.8 | 98.4 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 65.7 | 84.7 | 97 | 99 | 86.8 | 63.2 | 99.6 | 73.5 | 92.6 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 53.2 | 89.5 | 87.4 | 77.8 | 75.5 | 80.8 | 98.1 | 98.4 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 65.7 | 95.2 | 93.8 | 99 | 50.3 | 0 | 64.7 | 64.5 | 32.9 |
| OPPO Reno Reno 15 5G Compare | 84.4 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 92 | 42.8 | 0 | 45.1 | 87.8 | 14.5 |
Price
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