Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Apple iPhone 7 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Apple iPhone 12 mini or Apple iPhone 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 7
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Release date 2020, October 13 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 135 g | 4.76 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 1960 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 15 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 50 h
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" in 4.7" in
Screen area 71.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 65.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 476 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-625 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 122 85
DxOMark Photo 132 85
DxOMark Video 112 85
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 7 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

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

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 291935
Antutu 10 CPU 290056 84657
Antutu 10 GPU 332930 91546
Antutu 10 Mem 173556 48762
Antutu 10 UX 290056 84657
Antutu 8 Total 614169 218894
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1998 778
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4422 928
GeekBench 6 Metal 15843 3666
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570 729
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910 1289
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3410
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5745
GeekBench 4 Battery 1927

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
-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) - A1660, A1778
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m 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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