Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Apple iPhone 12 mini or Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Apple iPhone 12 mini	Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2020, October 13	2020, April 15
Dimensions (HxWxD)	131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm \| 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm \| 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight	135 g \| 4.76 oz	148 g \| 5.22 oz
Body Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue	Black, White, Red
Battery	2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable	1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h	Music play - Up to 40 h
Approximate price	780 EUR	480 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super Retina XDR OLED	Retina 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%	65.4%
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 -True-tone -625 nits max brightness (advertised)
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

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 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Functions	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score	122	103
DxOMark Photo	132	108
DxOMark Video	112	105
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
Functions	HDR	HDR, panorama
Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score	98	84
DxOMark Photo	101	85
DxOMark Video	93	83

Performance

Operating system - OS	iOS 14.1	iOS 13
Chipset	- Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	- Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU	- Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)	- Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory	No	No
Internal memory	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total		727313
Antutu 10 CPU	290056	179992
Antutu 10 GPU	332930	243820
Antutu 10 Mem	173556	125429
Antutu 10 UX	290056	179992
Antutu 8 Total	614169	465664
GeekBench 6 Single Core	1998
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	4422
GeekBench 6 Metal	15843
GeekBench 5 Single Core	1570	1326
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	3910	2653

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No	No
Headphone jack	No	No
Others

Other features

Sensors	- Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, 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 - Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - 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)	- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

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