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iPhone 12 mini

Discontinued

iPhone 12 line

Not currently sold by Apple· launch £699

Chip

A14 Bionic

Display

5.4″

Main camera

Wide

Storage

64GB · 128GB · 256GB

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Overview

Announced
13 Oct 2020
Released
13 Nov 2020
Starting price
—
Storage
64GB · 128GB · 256GB
Colours
(PRODUCT)RED, Black, Blue, Green, Purple, White

Performance

Chip
A14 Bionic
CPU cores
6
GPU cores
4
Neural Engine
16 cores
RAM
—

Display

Type
Super Retina XDR display
Size
5.4″
Resolution
2340x1080
Pixel density
476 ppi
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Peak brightness
625 nits

Camera

ƒ/1.6
Wide
ƒ/2.4
Ultra Wide
Front
TrueDepth

Battery & Charging

Video playback
Up to 15 hrs
Wired
20W Lightning
MagSafe
15W

Connectivity

Cellular
5G
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
Ultra Wideband
Yes
Port
Lightning

Physical

Dimensions
131.5 × 64.2 × 7.4 mm
Weight
135 g
Materials
Aluminum, Glass, Ceramic Shield
Water resistance
IP68

Software

iOS
Shipped with iOS 14 · Supported on the current OS

Field-level sources

Individual specifications can carry their own evidence and verification — not one blanket source. Some values are Apple-published, others come from regulatory filings or teardowns, and some are explicitly not disclosed.

chip.nameA14 BionicApple-confirmed
chip.cpuCores6Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCores4Apple-confirmed
chip.neuralEngineCores16Apple-confirmed
display.technologySuper Retina XDR displayApple-confirmed
display.sizeInches5.4 inApple-confirmed
display.resolution2340x1080Apple-confirmed
display.pixelsPerInch476 ppiApple-confirmed
display.maxRefreshHz60 HzApple-confirmed
display.maxBrightnessNits625 nitsApple-confirmed
dimensions.heightMm131.5 mmApple-confirmed
dimensions.widthMm64.2 mmApple-confirmed
dimensions.depthMm7.4 mmApple-confirmed
weightGrams135 gApple-confirmed
waterResistanceIP68Apple-confirmed
battery.ratedVideoPlaybackHours15 hrsApple-confirmed
charging.wiredWatts20 WApple-confirmed
charging.wiredConnectorLightningApple-confirmed
charging.magSafeWatts15 WApple-confirmed
connectivity.cellular5GApple-confirmed
connectivity.wifiWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Apple-confirmed
connectivity.bluetooth5.0Apple-confirmed
connectivity.ultraWidebandtrueApple-confirmed
connectivity.portLightningApple-confirmed
frontCamera.labelTrueDepthApple-confirmed

More iPhone models

Current

iPhone 17 Pro

£1,099
Chip
A19 Pro
Display
6.3″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported
Current

iPhone 17 Pro Max

£1,399
Chip
A19 Pro
Display
6.9″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported
Current

iPhone 17

£799
Chip
A19
Display
6.3″
Released
19 Sept 2025
iOS 26: supported

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