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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 mini , Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 mini 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 5.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 6.7", with resolution 1284x2778. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" inc 6.7" inc
Screen area 71.9 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Quad
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/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) -12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
DxOMark Main Score 122 130
DxOMark Photo 101 101
DxOMark Video 93 93
DxOMark Selfie Score 98 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Graphics processor 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 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 614169 638841
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910 3940
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 Х 64.2 Х 7.4 mm 160.8 Х 78.1 Х 7.4 mm
Weight 135 g 228 g
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 780 EUR 1220 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h Stand by time- Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 80 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network Show all network frequencies: -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, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 Show all network frequencies: -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 - A2342 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
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, 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, 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 EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 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 - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -800 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak)
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - 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: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong) - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 mini
  • Screen 5.4"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
Reasons to buy iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • RAM 6 GB