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Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 mini , Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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 7 Plus 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" inc 5.5" inch
Screen area 71.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
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, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
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, 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score 122 88
DxOMark Photo 101 90
DxOMark Video 93 84
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 181234
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5797
Antutu 8 score 614169 239508
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 Х 64.2 Х 7.4 mm 158.2 Х 77.9 Х 7.3 mm
Weight 135 g 188 g
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 780 EUR 690 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h Stand by time- Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front glass, body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
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 - A1661, A1784  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784
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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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, 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 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 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) Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button
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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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 7 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"