Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Apple iPhone 7 Plus or Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 7 Plus Apple iPhone 12 mini
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Release date 2016, September 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 135 g | 4.76 oz
Body Build Front glass, body Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
Stand by time - Up to 15 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.4" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 85.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 476 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-625 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 88 122
DxOMark Photo 90 132
DxOMark Video 84 112
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions Face detection, HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 302609
Antutu 10 CPU 88654 290056
Antutu 10 GPU 95382 332930
Antutu 10 Mem 48875 173556
Antutu 10 UX 88654 290056
Antutu 8 Total 235957 614169
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 807 1998
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1117 4422
GeekBench 6 Metal 3814 15843
GeekBench 5 Single Core 725 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1295 3910
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5797
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 12W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong)

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