Palm Phone vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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6.0
Palm Phone
9.0
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Palm Phone Apple iPhone 12 mini
Released · Nov 02, 2018
Released · Nov 13, 2020
3.3-inch
5.4-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
800 mAh
2227 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
3.80 x 1.99 x 0.29 inches
96.6 x 50.6 x 7.4 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
2.20 oz (62.5 g) 4.76 oz (135.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
3.3-inch 5.4-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 445 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Technology
LCD OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
61.54 % 85.83 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 505 Apple GPU 4-core
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1) 64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
800 mAh 2227 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
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Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 4min
Browsing
10h 56min
Video
5h 10min
Gaming
5h 10min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP 12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
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 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
eSIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 06, 2018
FCC ID value: 2AOETPVG100
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg
Body: 1.02 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350 $ 729
In The Box
USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 15, 2018 Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 779
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 879
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