Apple iPhone 12 mini vs OnePlus 8
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs OnePlus 8, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 180g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8
- Larger display: 6.55in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 12/256 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 373 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 160.2 mm (6.31 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 72.9 mm (2.87 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.76 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Adreno 650 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 1202.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1957 | 1256 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5062 | 3472 |
| CPU | 295247 | 242521 |
| GPU | 309462 | 196618 |
| Memory | 140008 | 140544 |
| UX | 296305 | 172116 |
| NanoReview Score | 1041022 | 751799 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 35.5 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | 23 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7655 | 3843 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14311 |
| Web score | n/a | 8181 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5849 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8869 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11329 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | n/a | 23 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | OxygenOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 2227 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 22 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:29 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:04 h | 09:11 h |
| Video Playback | 10:15 h | 13:12 h |
| Games | 03:53 h | 04:52 h |
| Standby Mode | 79 h | 93 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual 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 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.25 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX503 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 57 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19 |
| 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) | LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2020 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 699 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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