Compare

Specifications
 

Apple iPhone 5c

Apple iPhone 12 mini

Full Differences
Change compare mode
Apple iPhone 5c
MORE PICTURES Apple iPhone 12 mini
MORE PICTURES
 

Apple iPhone 5c

Apple iPhone 12 mini

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1456 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2399, A2400
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1507 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2398
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1529
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body
Dimensions 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
3D size compare
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.3.1
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Po 1510 mAh, non-removable (5.73 Wh) Li-Ion 2227 mAh (8.57 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G)
Misc
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532, iPhone5,3, iPhone5,4 A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
Price About 300 EUR $ 183.99 / C$ 296.04 / £ 169.99 / € 223.00
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2225 AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1233:1 (nominal) / 3.512:1 (sunlight) 627 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h Endurance rating 69h

Popular rivals