Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 155g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
- Larger display: 6.31in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 150.5 mm (5.93 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.76 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- White - Black - Gold - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.5 (C1-Premium) - 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 5271.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1957 | 3366 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5062 | 10603 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 24660 |
| CPU | 295247 | 1263745 |
| GPU | 309462 | 1443960 |
| Memory | 140008 | 494242 |
| UX | 296305 | 1088452 |
| NanoReview Score | 1041022 | 4290399 |
| Stability | 69 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7655 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | n/a | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 2227 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:29 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:04 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:15 h | n/a |
| Games | 03:53 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 79 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 74 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.2 (0.83) |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX503 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 57 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.93 (0.34) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2020 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 80 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro Air the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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