Apple iPhone 12 Mini Purple 64GB
The A14 Bionic chip drives a 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display in a 135g body that’s among the most pocketable 5G phones. This Grade B refurbished unit is unlocked for all major carriers and retains the dual 12MP camera system with 4K60 video, delivering a full iOS experience at significantly lower cost. It’s best for users who prioritize one-handed comfort and portability over all-day battery life, given the 2227mAh capacity.
Screen 5.4
Display Super Retina XDR
Refresh 60 Hz
Chip Apple A14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 64 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 12
64 Overall Score
Price $170
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong build (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong display (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 5.4" |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR |
| 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 | 3.1 |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 2x |
| Video | 4K@60fps |
| OIS | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 2227 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 12 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | MagSafe |
| Connector | Lightning |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | Lightning |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano-SIM and 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 S23 Ultra S23 Ultra | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | Motorola Moto G 2025 | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | OPPO Reno Reno 15 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | AMOLED | OLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 120 |
| Processor | Apple A14 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Mobile Platform | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Mediatek Dimensity 8450 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 200 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 200 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 50 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 2227 | 5000 | 5100 | 5000 | 5080 | 6200 |
| Charging Wattage | 12 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 45 | 80 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP65 | IP68 |
| 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 | 78.3 | 62.4 | 41.8 | 72.5 | 77.8 | 55.5 | 79.4 | 41 |
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra S23 Ultra Compare | 93.2 | 99.1 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 81.9 | 94.9 | 57.7 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 53.2 | 89.5 | 87.4 | 77.8 | 80.8 | 98.1 | 98.4 |
| Motorola Moto G 2025 Compare | 99.6 | 67.6 | 98.1 | 96 | 99.8 | 53.6 | 91.4 | 89.3 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 65.7 | 95.2 | 93.8 | 99 | 50.3 | 64.7 | 64.5 | 32.5 |
| OPPO Reno Reno 15 5G Compare | 84.4 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 92 | 42.8 | 45 | 87.8 | 14.5 |
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