iPhone 12 mini — everything we know about the smallest new iPhone

Learn about the iPhone 12 mini's release date, price, size and more

LOOKS OF I PHONE 12 MINI

The iPhone 12 mini is looking just like the most intriguing new iPhone 12 that Apple will launch this fall. For one, it should be the foremost compact new iPhone in years and therefore the best small phone for all those people that like better to use handsets with one hand.

The iPhone 12 mini should even be the most cost effective among the rumored four new iPhones, giving Apple an immediate competitor to value-oriented flagships just like the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Google Pixel 5. supported all of the leaks so far , here’s everything we all know about the iPhone 12 mini.

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iPhone 12 mini release date

The latest info we've is that Apple might be holding its iPhone 12 virtual event on October 13. supported that timing, the iPhone 12 mini would be available for pre-order Friday, October 16 and therefore the actual iPhone 12 mini release date would be October 23. we should always know very soon if the event date is accurate.

iPhone 12 mini price

The iPhone 12 mini price may be a little bit of a moving target, but the foremost recent iPhone price leak from the Apple RUMORs account on Twitter says that the device will start at $649 for 64GB. The 128GB version would cost $699, and 256GB of storage would cost you $799.

Earlier this year Front Page Tech’s Jon Prosser leaked an identical starting price for the 5.4-inch iPhone 12, with the 6.1-inch model starting at $749.

There are some rumors that the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini could start at $699 thanks to the added cost of 5G. But we’ve also heard that Apple may release a non-5G iPhone 12 for a less expensive price.

iPhone 12 mini size and style

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This is the foremost exciting thing about the iPhone 12 mini. The handset is claimed to be even smaller than the iPhone SE 2020 while sporting a bigger display. The 5.4-inch OLED panel on the iPhone 12 would dwarf the 4.7-inch LCD screen on the iPhone SE during a more compact chassis.

And that’s because the new iPhone 12 mini wouldn’t have slightly ID button underneath the display and chunky bezels; it should be an equivalent full-screen design because the other iPhone 12 models. In fact, the iPhone 12 mini’s notch is rumored to be even smaller than the one on the opposite iPhone 12 handsets.

The iPhone 12 mini should sport an equivalent retro design because the remainder of Apple’s lineup, which suggests flatter edges that are like the iPhone 4.

iPhone 12 mini specs

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The iPhone 12 mini should be mighty when it involves performance. Most leaks point to Apple equipping this device with an equivalent 5nm A14 Bionic processor that ought to power the opposite iPhone 12 models. This chip, supported leaked benchmarks for the iPad Air, should blow away all Android phones.

The iPhone 12 mini is predicted to start out with 64GB of storage, which may be a bummer once you consider that other Android phones during this price range offer double that quantity . you'll also expect 4GB of RAM within the iPhone 12 mini.

There’s been one rumor suggesting that the iPhone 12 mini could feature a less powerful B14 chip, but we don’t think that carries much weight.

iPhone 12 mini cameras

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We wouldn’t expect huge upgrades on the camera front, a minimum of in terms of specs. The 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini is claimed to feature an equivalent 12MP main rear camera and 12MP ultra-wide lens. However, the lenses are supposedly improved. We also anticipate Apple introducing new computational photography features and finding ways to enhance Night mode.

iPhone 12 mini 5G

The iPhone 12 mini should hook up with faster 5G networks, but there’s some debate on which of them . We’ve seen a few of reports saying that the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 will support only sub 6-GHz 5G networks, which tend to supply long range but not in no time speeds.

It’s possible that only the iPhone 12 Pro models will hook up with faster (but shorter range) mmWave 5G networks. It’s possible, though, that Verizon will launch a special Ultra Wideband version that taps into its mmWave network, even as it's through with the Galaxy S20 FE.

iPhone 12 mini battery

The iPhone 12 mini could have one among the littlest batteries in any flagship, but we wouldn’t panic. The battery pack will reportedly have a capacity of two ,227 mAh, which can be smaller than the battery within the iPhone 11 (3,110 mAh).

However, it’s worth keeping in mind that the iPhone 12 features a smaller 5.4-inch display which the A14 Bionic chip is meant to be more efficient than last year’s A13 Bionic. We’ll need to see how well the iPhone 12 mini holds up in our web surfing battery test.

iPhone 12 mini outlook