iPhone 12 mini review: The original 5.4" mini — 5G and OLED in the smallest modern iPhone.
The smallest 5G iPhone ever made — a niche pick best bought used.
The 12 mini squeezed OLED and 5G into a 133 g body. Battery life was its undoing at launch and remains its weak point; for collectors of small phones it is still a charming, capable device.
01Display
78/10078/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2020.
02Camera
76/10076/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2020.
03Performance
74/10074/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2020.
04Battery
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker battery results among premium phones of 2020 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
84/10084/100 puts it above the 79-point average for premium phones of 2020.
06Value
74/10074/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for premium phones of 2020.
- Smallest, lightest modern iPhone at 133 g.
- Full OLED display and 5G despite the size.
- A14 still handles everyday tasks comfortably.
- Premium flat-edge aluminium build.
- Very small 2,227 mAh battery — needs a midday top-up.
- 60 Hz display.
- Lightning port; 64 GB base.
- Discontinued by Apple.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 18-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .