BLU Bold N1 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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BLU Bold N1	Apple iPhone 12 mini
Released · Sep 09, 2019	Released · Nov 13, 2020
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	5.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
4GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
3500 mAh	2227 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2019	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 158.7 x 74.1 x 8.6 mm	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)
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	4.76 oz (135.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Raven black	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.40% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P70 (12 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	2227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8"	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
13 MP (Pop-up) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 16, 2019 FCC ID value: YHLBOLDN1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.60 W/kg Body: 0.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.35 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.54 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Links

Full specifications
BLU Bold N1 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs
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