Apple iPhone 12 Mini Blue 256GB
The A14 Bionic chip and 5.4-inch OLED display deliver flagship performance in a body that weighs just 135 grams, making it one of the few pocketable phones with 4K video recording. Its dual 12MP cameras and 256GB storage offer a complete creative toolkit at a refurbished price point that undercuts modern compact flagships. This device is best for one-handed phone users who want a full iOS experience without carrying a large-screen device.
Screen 5.4"
Display OLED
Chip Apple A14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 12
five g Yes
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average battery (0th percentile)
- Below average build (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 5.4" |
| Display Type | OLED |
Performance
| Processor Model | Apple A14 Bionic |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Video | 4K |
Battery & Charging
| Connector | Lightning |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Form Factor | bar |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | iOS |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone 12 Mini | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | Motorola Razr ultra 2025 | Google Pixel 10 Pro | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | OnePlus 13R 13R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 165 | 120 | 144 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G5 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 200 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 16 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | - | 5000 | 4700 | 4870 | 5080 | 6000 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 45 | 68 | 30 | 45 | 100 |
| Wireless Charging | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | - | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP65 | IP65 |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 12 Mini | 31.6 | 41.8 | 0.3 | 36.5 | 35.4 | 58.4 | 53.6 | 42.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Compare | 89.9 | 97.1 | 95.3 | 98 | 96.1 | 95.1 | 97.6 | 92.8 |
| Motorola Razr ultra 2025 Compare | 58.7 | 79.6 | 95.3 | 98 | 92.9 | 98.8 | 82.7 | 90.9 |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro Compare | 89.9 | 96.8 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 72.6 | 89.2 | 98.8 | 95.1 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 67.6 | 90.1 | 93.5 | 98 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 82.7 | 82.8 |
| OnePlus 13R 13R Compare | 58.7 | 84.3 | 97.8 | 93.7 | 51.5 | 43 | 62.4 | 97.3 |
Price
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