iPhone 12 mini

In detail

Description and characteristics of the iPhone 12 Mini

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Box contents 

• iPhone with iOS 14​

• USB-C to Lightning cable

• Documentation

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Finishing

• Black

• White

• (PRODUCT) RED

• Green

• Blue

Aluminum Ceramic Shield Design front with glass back 

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Capacity

• 64 GB

• 128 GB

• 256 GB

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Dimensions and weight

• Width: 71.5mm

• Height: 146.7 mm

• Thickness: 7.4mm

• Weight: 162g

Screen  

• Super Retina XDR display

• 6.1-inch (diagonal) full-screen OLED

• 2,532 x 1,170 pixel resolution at 460 ppi

• HDR display

• True Tone

• Wide range of colors (P3)

• Haptic Touch

• Contrast 2,000,000: 1 (typical)

• Maximum brightness of 625 nits (standard); maximum brightness of 1200 nits (HDR)

• Oleophobic coating resistant to fingerprints

• Simultaneous display of multiple languages and character sets

The iPhone 12's screen has rounded corners that follow the sleek line of the device and fit into a standard rectangle. If you measure this rectangle, the screen displays a diagonal of 6.06 inches (the actual display area is less).

Splash, water and dust resistant3  

• Degree of protection IP68 (up to 6 meters deep for 30 minutes maximum) defined by standard 60529 of the IEC

Chip  

• A14 Bionic chip

• Next Generation Neural Engine

Camera  

• Dual camera 12  Mpx  : ultra  wide-angle and  Big angle

• Ultra wide angle  : opening  ƒ / 2.4 and  field of  vision of  120 °

• Big angle  : opening  ƒ / 1.6

• Optical zoom out  2x

• Digital zoom up to  5x

• Portrait mode with advanced bokeh effect and  Control of  depth

• Portrait lighting with six  effects (Natural, Studio, Outline, Scene, Scene  mono, High-key  mono)

• Optical image stabilization (wide-angle)

• Five element lens (ultra  Big angle)  ; goal to  six  elements (wide angle)

• Flash True  Brighter tone with  slow sync

• Panoramic (up to 63  Mpx)

• Crystal lens protection  sapphire

• 100  % of Focus  Pixels (wide-angle)

• Night mode (ultra wide-angle and  Big angle)

• Deep  Fusion (ultra wide-angle and  Big angle)

• Smart  HDR  3 with detection of  the  scene

• Photos and Live  Photos at  large  range of colors

• Lens correction (ultra  Big angle)

• Advanced red eye correction

• Automatic image stabilization

• Burst Mode

• Georeferencing photos

• Image formats available  : HEIF  and JPEG

Video recording  

• Dolby HDR video recording  Vision up to 30  i / s

• Video recording  4K at 24, 30  Where  60  i / s

• HD video recording  1080p at  30  Where  60  i / s

• HD video recording  720p at  30  i / s

• Optical image stabilization for  video (wide-angle)

• Optical zoom out  2x

• Digital zoom up to  3x

• Audio zoom

• Flash True  Brighter tone

• QuickTake Video

• Support 1080p slow motion at  120  Where  240  i / s

• Accelerated with stabilization

• Time Lapse in Night Mode

• Wide dynamic range for  the  video up to  60  i / s

• Cinema-quality video stabilization (4K, 1080p and  720p)

• Continuous autofocus

• Taking pictures 8  Mpx during video recording  4K

• Reading zoom

• Video formats available  : HEVC  and  H.264

• Stereo recording

TrueDepth Camera  

• Camera 12  Mpx

• Aperture ƒ / 2.2

• Portrait mode with advanced bokeh effect and  Control of  depth

• Portrait lighting with six  effects (Natural, Studio, Outline, Scene, Scene  mono, High-key  mono)

• Animoji and Memoji

• Night mode

• Deep  Merger

• Smart  HDR  3 with detection of  the  scene

• Dolby HDR video recording  Vision up to  30  i / s

• Video recording  4K at 24, 30  Where  60  i / s

• HD video recording  1080p at  30  Where  60  i / s

• Idle support in  1080p at  120  i / s

• Accelerated with stabilization

• Time Lapse in Night Mode

• Wide dynamic range for  the  video up to  30  i / s

• Cinema-quality video stabilization (4K, 1080p and  720p)

• QuickTake Video

• Photos and Live  Photos at  large  range of colors

• Lens correction

• Retina  Flash

• Automatic image stabilization

• Burst Mode

Face ID  

• Activation by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Apple Pay  

• Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, in apps, and on the web

• Validate purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

Learn more about Apple Pay  

Cellular and wireless networks  

• Model A2403 *
  5G NR (bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79)
  FDD ‑ LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
  TD ‑ LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)
  CDMA EV ‑ DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
  UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

• Model A2399 *
  5G NR (bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79)
  FDD ‑ LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
  TD ‑ LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)
  CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
  UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

• All models
  5G
  Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA4
  Wi ‑ Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
  Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
  Ultra Wideband (UWB) chip for space perception capability5
  NFC with reader mode
  Express cards with energy reserve

Geolocation  

• Integrated GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou

• Digital compass

• Wireless

• Cellular networks

• IBeacon microlocation

Video calls6  

• FaceTime video calls over cellular or Wi-Fi

• FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi

Audio calls6  

• FaceTime audio

• Voice over LTE (VoLTE) 4

• Wi ‐ Fi calling4

Audio playback  

• Supported audio formats: AAC ‑ LC, HE ‑ AAC, HE ‑ AAC v2, protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC ‑ 3), Dolby Digital Plus (E ‑ AC ‑ 3) , Dolby Atmos and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX +)

• Spatial sound playback

• Maximum user-configurable listening volume

Video playback  

• Supported video formats: HEVC, H.264, MPEG ‑ 4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG

• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG

• AirPlay HDR up to 4K for mirroring, photos and video output to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or connected TV compatible with AirPlay 2

• Mirroring and video output: up to 1080p via Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately) 7

Siri8  

• Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and do more

• Get smart suggestions on your lock screen and in Messages, Mail, QuickType and more

• Activate it by simply saying "Hey Siri"

• Use your voice to perform shortcuts in your favorite apps

Learn more about Siri  

External buttons and connectors  

• Volume +/-

• Ringtone / Silent

• Side button

• Integrated stereo speaker

• Built-in microphone

• Lightning connector

Power and battery9  

• Video playback: up to 17 hours

• Video streaming: up to 11 hours

• Audio playback: up to 65 hours

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

• MagSafe wireless charging up to 15 W10

• Qi wireless charging up to 7.5 W10

• Charges via AC adapter or computer USB port

• Fast Charging Capability: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes11with 20W or greater adapter (sold separately)

MagSafe

• Wireless charging up to 15 W10

• Magnet system

• Alignment magnet

• NFC technology for the identification of accessories

• Magnetometer

Sensors  

• Face  ID

• Barometer

• Gyroscope at  three  axes

• Accelerometer

• Proximity sensor

• Ambient light sensor

Operating system  

iOS 14
iOS is the world's most personal and secure mobile operating system. It is packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy.
See what's new in iOS 14  

Accessibility  

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPhone. With the integration of accessibility features for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can enjoy the most personal device in the world.  Find out more  - Accessibility .  

Features included:  

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Magnifying glass

• RTT support and  TTY

• Siri and Dictation

• Write to Siri

• Control of  selection

• Closed captions

• AssistiveTouch

• State the content of  screen

• Touch the back of the iPhone

Integrated apps  

• Camera

• Pictures

• Health

• Messages

• Telephone

• FaceTime

• Mail

• Music

• Wallet

• Safari

• Plans

• Siri

• Calendar

• itunes  Store

• App  Store

• Notes

• Contacts

• Books

• House

• Weather report

• Reminders

• Clock

• TV

• stock Exchange

• Calculator

• Dictaphone

• Compass

• Podcasts

• Watch

• Tips

• Locate

• Settings

• Files

• Measures

• Shortcuts

• Translate

Free Apple Apps  

Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips, and Apple Store apps are preinstalled.    

• iMovie

• Pages

• Keynote

• Numbers

• GarageBand

• Apple  Store

• Apple  TV Remote

• iTunes Remote

• Musical memo

• Clips

• Assistance

SIM card  

• Dual SIM (nano ‑ SIM and eSIM) 12

• IPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are not compatible with existing micro-SIM cards.

Hearing aid assessment  

• M3, T4

Support for Mail attachments  

• Types of documents that can be displayed
  .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text); .vcf (coordinates); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz (USDZ Universal)

Required configuration  

• Apple ID (required for some features)

• Internet access13

• Syncing with a Mac or PC requires:    

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 (or later) and Finder

  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and iTunes 12.8 (or later)

  • Windows 7 (or later) and iTunes 12.10.10 (or later) (free download from  itunes.com/en/download )

Ambient conditions  

• Operating temperature: 0 to 35 ° C

• Storage temperature: -20 to 45 ° C

• Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing

• Maximum operating altitude: tested up to 3000 m

Languages  

• Supported languages
  German, English (Australia, United States, United Kingdom), Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, Mexico), Finnish, French (Canada, France), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Czech, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese

• Supported QuickType keyboards
  Albanian, German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), English (Australia, Canada, United States, India, United Kingdom, Singapore), Arabic (Najdi, Modern Standard), Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, bodo, Bulgarian, Kashmiri (Arabic alphabet, Devanagari alphabet), Traditional Cantonese (cangjie, manuscript, stroke, sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Simplified Chinese (manuscript, pinyin QWERTY, 10 key pinyin, shuangpin, stroke), Traditional Chinese (cangjie , manuscript, pinyin QWERTY, pinyin 10 keys, shuangpin, stroke, sucheng, zhuyin), Sinhala, Korean (2-Set, 10 keys), Croatian, Danish, Dogri, Emoji, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, Mexico), Estonian , Faroese, Finnish, Flemish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari alphabet, Latin alphabet, transliteration), Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, italian, japanese (kana, romaji), kannada, kazakh, khmer, kyrgyz, konkani (alphab and Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic alphabet, Latin alphabet), Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili (Bengali alphabet), Malay (Arabic alphabet, Latin alphabet), Malayalam, Maldivian, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Meitei (Bengali alphabet) , Meitei Mayek script), Mongolian, Dutch, Nepalese, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia, Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, Latin alphabet), Pashto, Punjabi, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Filipino, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari alphabet, Santali alphabet), Serbian (Cyrillic alphabet, Latin alphabet), Sindhi (Arabic alphabet, Devanagari alphabet), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tajik, Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99), Czech, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese

• AutoCorrect QuickType keyboards supported
  German (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United States), English (India), English (Japan), English (United Kingdom), English (Singapore), Arabic (Najdi), Arabic (Modern Standard), Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese - Simplified (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese - Traditional (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese - Traditional (zhuyin), Korean (2- set), Croatian, Danish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Estonian, Finnish, French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), Irish Gaelic, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (devanagari), Hindi (transliteration), Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese (kana), Japanese (romaji), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Dutch, Dutch ( Belgium), Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Punjabi, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Filipino, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic alphabet), Serbian (Latin alphabet), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil (anjal), Tamil (Tamil 99), Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese

• QuickType keyboards with predictive typing supported
  German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), English (Australia, Canada, United States, India, United Kingdom, Singapore), Arabic (Najdi, Modern Standard), Cantonese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, Mexico), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), Hindi (Devanagari alphabet, Latin alphabet), Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese

• QuickType keyboards with multilingual input supported
  German (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United States), English (India), English (United Kingdom), English (Singapore), Chinese - simplified (pinyin), Chinese - traditional (pinyin), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), Hindi (Latin alphabet), Italian, Japanese (romaji), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil) and Portuguese (Portugal)

• QuickType keyboards with contextual suggestions supported
  German (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United States), English (India), English (United Kingdom), English (Singapore), Arabic (najdi), Arabic (Modern Standard), Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland) , Hindi (Devanagari alphabet), Hindi (Latin alphabet), Italian, Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese

• Siri languages
  German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), English (South Africa, Australia, Canada, United States, India, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Cantonese ( Mainland China, Hong Kong), Korean (Republic of Korea), Danish (Denmark), Spanish (Chile, Spain, United States, Mexico), Finnish (Finland), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), Hebrew ( Israel), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Malay (Malaysia), Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia) ), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand) and Turkish (Turkey)

• Dictation languages
  German (Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland), English (South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, United Arab Emirates, United States, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom, Singapore), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao), Catalan, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain , United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Uruguay), Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian , Indonesian, Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Malay, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (Mainland China) ), Slovak, Swedish, Czech, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese

• Supported definition dictionaries
  German, English (US, UK), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Korean, Danish, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Thai and Turkish

• Bilingual dictionaries supported
  German - English, Arabic - English, Chinese (simplified) - English, Chinese (traditional) - English, Korean - English, Spanish - English, French - German, French - English, Hindi - English, Indonesian - English, Italian - English, Japanese - English, Japanese - Chinese (Simplified), Dutch - English, Polish - English, Portuguese - English, Russian - English, Thai - English, Vietnamese - English

• Thesaurus
  English (United States, United Kingdom)

• Spell check
  German, English, Arabic, Arabic Najdi, Korean, Danish, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish and Turkish

• Countries and regions that support Apple Pay
  Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Mainland China14, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Estonia, United States, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Faroe Islands, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine and Vatican

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IPhone and the environment  

In order to reduce their impact on the environment, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini have been designed with the following characteristics15:  View the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini Environmental Impact Reports  

Greener materials

• 100% recycled tungsten in the Taptic Engine, representing 99% of the tungsten present in the device

• Rare earths 100% recycled in all magnets, representing 98% of the rare earths present in the device

• 100% recycled tin for soldering the main logic motherboard

• 35% minimum recycled plastic in many components

Smarter chemistry16

• Glass without arsenic

• Mercury free

• Free from RFB, PVC and beryllium

Eco-friendly manufacturing

• Apple's Zero Waste Program Helps Suppliers Don't Send Waste to Landfill

• All supplier final assembly sites are in the process of transitioning to 100% renewable energy use for Apple production

More respectful packaging

• 100% of virgin wood fibers come from responsibly managed forests

• Recyclable packaging, mainly composed of fibers

Apple and the environment
We are committed to manufacturing our products without drawing on the Earth's resources and to becoming carbon neutral across all of our business, including our products, by 2030.  See Apple's commitment .

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