iPhone · Apple Silicon · 2020
iPhone 12 mini
A full flagship — 5G, A14, dual cameras, OLED — shrunk into one hand. Beloved by a vocal minority and, sadly, a slow seller.
iPhone 12 mini: key facts
When was the iPhone 12 mini released?
The iPhone 12 mini was released in November 13, 2020. Apple discontinued it in September 2022.
How much did the iPhone 12 mini cost?
The iPhone 12 mini launched at $699 in 2020 — about $846 in today’s money (approximate, US CPI).
What are the iPhone 12 mini’s specs?
The iPhone 12 mini used a Apple A14 Bionic running at 3.10 GHz, with 4 GB of memory and 64 GB of storage. It ran iOS 14.
Why does the iPhone 12 mini matter?
The smallest, lightest 5G phone in the world at launch.
Full specifications
| CPU | Apple A14 Bionic · 3.10 GHz |
|---|---|
| Cores | 6 |
| Memory (RAM) | 4 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Display | 5.4" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2340×1080 |
| GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| Ports | Lightning |
| Weight | 135 g |
| Dimensions | 131.5×64.2×7.4 mm |
| Operating system | iOS 14 |
| Released | November 13, 2020 |
| Discontinued | September 2022 |
| Launch price | $699 |
How the iPhone 12 mini compares to today
A 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro has about 4.0× more memory than this device shipped with.
At 3.10 GHz, the clock is roughly 1.0× slower than a single performance core of a 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro — and that is before counting cores, width and IPC.
This held about 16,400 modern phone photos — a respectable library even today.
Launched at $699 in 2020 — about $846 in today’s money (approx., US CPI).
Cross-architecture speed figures are clock-only and approximate; inflation figures use US CPI.
Did you know?
Weak sales of the mini effectively ended Apple’s small-flagship experiment.
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Last updated: 2026-06-25