Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) or Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) Apple iPhone 12 mini
Rating (+1) (+1)
Release date 2022, March 08 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 135 g | 4.76 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Battery 2018 mAh, Li-Ion , non-removable 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 15 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology Retina IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.4" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 71.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.4% 85.1%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 476 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits (typ)
- 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, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS -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, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 118 122
DxOMark Photo 128 132
DxOMark Video 109 112
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 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 15.4, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
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 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1153857
Antutu 10 CPU 271012 290056
Antutu 10 GPU 356598 332930
Antutu 10 Mem 213381 173556
Antutu 10 UX 271012 290056
Antutu 9 Total 723852
Antutu 8 Total 614169
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1998
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4422
GeekBench 6 Metal 15843
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1718 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4564 3910

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2783, A2784, A2785
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2783, A2784, A2785, A2782
-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 (CA), 5G, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- 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
- Also known as Apple iPhone SE3, Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation)

- Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong)

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