Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Motorola edge Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Apr 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $729 4GB/128GB - $779 4GB/256GB - $879	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches 161.64 x 71.1 x 9.29 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash; IP52
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Solar black, Midnight magenta

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 95.91% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (10)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2018	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4334	Untested
3D Mark High
2214	Untested
3D Mark Low
1389	Untested

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Battery

Type
2227 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

7h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	25 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6 Europe version - n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41 Europe version - 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 18, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YU1
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.48 W/kg Phablet: 3.36 W/kg

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