Apple’s much-watched 5.4-inch mobile phone iPhone 12 mini has finally lifted the veil, and “kidney-cutters” who like compact phones have a reason to change their phones this time.
With the iPhone 12mini, Apple finally has all cell phones of all sizes. Its products now cover the entire size range from 4.7 inches to 6.7 inches. However, the feature of this small iPhone is more than just mini. Although it is smaller than iPhoneSE, its performance is very powerful.
Let’s take a comprehensive look at the iPhone 12 mini phone, first look at the configuration:
- Storage space: 64G /128G / 256G
- Colors: blue, green, black, white and red
- , display size: 5.4 inches, and resolution x 2079 pixels, 60Hz super retina XDR display
- processor and memory: AppleA14 bionic chip, 4GB memory
- camera: 12 million pixel main lens, 12 million pixel ultra-wide-angle lens, f /1.6 aperture, 7P lens
- supports 15W wireless charging, Support for 5G network
Apple iPhone 12mini design
iPhone 12 mini is undoubtedly its size, especially when compared with other iPhones, the difference is very obvious. For example, the size of the iPhone 12 mini is 131.5mm x 64.2mm x 7.4mm, which is much smaller than the iPhone 12 released at the same time. It is between the iPhone 6 (138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm) and the iPhone 5S (123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm) between.
Since Apple released the iPhone X with a screen notch, there have been many fans looking forward to a compact phone that uses Face ID. This time, Apple finally fulfilled the wish of this part of the fruit powder. Moreover, the iPhone 12 mini has become the most powerful small-size iPhone ever.
iPhone 12 mini uses a flat design similar to the iPhone 5S on the side, butThe body material is completely different from the 5S, it uses Gorilla Glass and offers 5 colors to choose from.
iPhone 12 mini display
The screen of the new iPhone 12mini has a 5.4-inch 960 x 2079 resolution. This screen size is just right for one-handed operation. Although it is small in size, the display range of the screen is much larger than that of the iPhone SE, but it has one more screen notch than the iPhone SE. The full name of the
screen is called "Super Retina XDR Display", and the refresh rate is 60Hz. The screen protection glass uses a new type of material, which Apple calls "super-ceramic panel." In fact, the hardness of the ceramic is combined with the transparency of the glass, thereby greatly improving the drop and scratch resistance of the screen.
As for XDR, it means that the iPhone 12mini can record and play videos in Dolby Vision quality at the same time.
The latest version of iOS 14 adds a screen zoom function. Since the screen and resolution of the iPhone 12 mini are smaller than the 5.8 inches of the iPhone 11 Pro, this function is clearly aimed at the iPhone 12 mini.
iPhone 12 mini performance
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12mini still use the same 4GB memory as iPhone 11, but the processor has been fully upgraded to A14. This new 5nm processor was originally used on the iPadAir 4, which has higher energy efficiency and more powerful processing capabilities than the already quite powerful 7nm A13 Bionic chip on the iPhone 11.
From the data, the 5nm A14 chip produced by TSMC is about 15% faster than last year's A13, but the power consumption is 30% lower than Android's flagship chips Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ and Apple A13.
So the question is, the Apple A13 chip is currently the fastest mobile chip, why is the iPhone 12 mini equipped with a stronger A14 chip? My understanding is that Apple is a company that attaches great importance to AR/VR. Only a powerful chip can support more new AR and VR features of the iPhone, such as DolbyVision video recording.
iPhone 12 mini battery life
Unfortunately, all excellent processing performance and display effects rely on a smaller battery. Even Apple itself said that the battery life of the iPhone 12 mini is poor.
hope that the small screen and 5nm chip can make up for some battery shortcomings, at least for light use to be able to stand by for a day. According to Apple’s official data, video playback can reach up to 15 hours, and online video playback can be up to 10 hours.
Another thing to note is that although this small iPhone supports 7.5 watt wireless charging, it does not have a charger as standard, and neither has a wired nor wireless charger. It can be charged to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20-watt charger, but the charger needs to be purchased separately. Can you understand Apple's mood to protect the earth?
Does iPhone 12 mini support 5G?
The 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini is small, but it supports 5G networks. The 5G modem attached to the A14 chipset supports both mmWave (millimeter wave) networks and low- and mid-band networks. At the same time, with the release of the iPhone 12 series, it also means that Apple has fully joined the 5G ranks.
Apple's 5G is called the smart data mode. This function will automatically switch between 4G and 5G according to the bandwidth requirements of the running application. Since 5G will automatically shut down when high bandwidth is not needed, it is good news for battery life, and its power consumption will be much smaller than that of ordinary 5G mobile phones.
iPhone 12 mini camera
Both the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 are equipped with only two cameras. Only the high-end iPhone Pro series are equipped with a telephoto lens. This is the same as the configuration of the iPhone 11, except that the current high-end iPhone 12 Pro series adds a LiDAR sensor.
Of course, the camera itself is still different from the iPhone 11. The new iPhone uses a 7-layer lens instead of the 5-layer lens on the iPhone 11, and the aperture is also larger.
In fact, if we compare Android phones horizontally, 7P lenses have already been popularized. But for Apple itself, this is a major upgrade. Indeed, the image quality of the 5P lens is already very good, and upgrading to 7P is naturally a higher level. In addition to hardware upgrades, the camera software used by the iPhone 12 mini has also been upgraded, including Deep Fusion 2 and Smart HDR 3, and the night mode has also been greatly enhanced.
We can now experience the imaging effect of the new phone from the iPhone12 mini photo samples provided by Apple.
iPhone 12 mini price
The storage capacity of the new iPhone 12 mini is divided into three levels, so the price is also divided into three levels. The 64GB version is priced at 5499 yuan, the 128GB version is priced at 5999 yuan, and the 256GB version is priced at 6799 yuan.
However, Apple chose to postpone the shipment of the most special iPhone 12 mini and the highest equipped iPhone 12 Pro Max. The first to ship will be two 6.1-inch phones. I don’t know if it’s the late delivery caused by the production process or Apple’s sales strategy.
So, among all the four new iPhone 12 models, is there any one you plan to buy? Is it difficult to choose? Share your plan with us all.
