Mike Wuerthele
Apple has debuted the new iPhone 12 mini, packing all the power of the iPhone 12, in a chassis about the same size as the iPhone SE.
The iPhone 12 mini replaces the old iPhone 11, with a smaller display at 5.4-inches compared to the iPhone 11 6.1-inch display. It's also larger than the current iPhone SE's 4.7-inch screen, with a similar footprint to that device.
As with the rest of the iPhone 12 range, the iPhone 12 mini has a new design. It features flat sides instead of the previous curved one, but continues to be made from glass and aluminum.
Apple claims that the new iPhone 12 mini is effectively the iPhone 12, bar the larger screen. "[The] iPhone 12 mini has the exact same features as iPhone 12," said Kaiann Drance, vice president, iPhone Product Marketing. "In fact, iPhone 12 mini is the smallest thinnest and lightest 5G phone in the world, with its large screen and compact size."
"[It] fits in the palm of your hand while still keeping the expansive edge-to-edge Super Retina XDR display," she continued. "It's smaller and lighter than our 4.7 inch models like iPhone 8, but with a larger 5.4 inch display that lets you see so much more with its compact size."
"We think this will be an incredibly popular iPhone," said Drance. "[With] everything on iPhone 12, an iPhone 12 mini is the latest 5G [phone, which has] the fastest chip... the most advanced display with all the all new design with ceramic shield, even better water resistance, new cameras for low light and MagSafe."
The iPhone 12 mini will be available starting from $699, for a 64GB model. It will also be available in 128GB, and 256GB, and will come in blue, green, black, white, and (PRODUCT)RED. Preorders start in the US and many territories at 05:00 PT on November 6, with shipping from November 13.
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37 Comments
Perfect. I love. I want.
I'm coming around to going back to a smaller phone - I use my old iPhone 4s at my night stand and it's normally in a dock. I picked it up the other day and it's shocking how much smaller is is than my 11Pro (not even the max!). It felt really, really good in my hand and gave me a stark contrast to where things have grown.
It's nice to see Apple providing more of a range in sizes once again.
I am so happy about the iPhone Mini... definitely going to be my next iPhone.
Was thinking about getting the iPhone SE 2020 for the small size and Touch ID but the battery life is a turn off. Can you use Face ID with a mask though?
Its going to feel like the future stole and upgraded my iPhone 5s when I get my hands on this! Looking forward to it. Although, slightly cheesed off they seem to charge a $30.00 premium for certain carriers and sim-free options. Especially on top of having to buy a better charger.