DxOMark: iPhone 12 mini good enough for 14th place

28 January 2021
Good images, somewhat limited dynamic range, occasional blue cast, as per the review.

Sort by:

Masen, 30 Jan 2021There's others with 8kApple still has made video on its smartphones better and more life-like than competitors.

    • M
    • Masen
    • k7u
    • 30 Jan 2021

    Anonymous, 30 Jan 2021Yes DxOMark is accurate for photos and audio. everyone else... moreThere's others with 8k

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • KZK
      • 30 Jan 2021

      flagshipper, 29 Jan 2021everybody goes to dxomark, then gsmarena, before buying a p... moreI go to youtube

        • A
        • Anonymous
        • ppJ
        • 30 Jan 2021

        Yes DxOMark is accurate for photos and audio. everyone else wins photos and Apple wins audio. But iPhone excels in video. Triple camera 4K HDR 60fps Dolby Vision HDR 10 bit sensor shifted and 4K HDR 30fps or 4K 60fps or 120fps slow motion selfies.

          • f
          • flagshipper
          • 8we
          • 29 Jan 2021

          everybody goes to dxomark, then gsmarena, before buying a phone. that's a fact.

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • 0cL
            • 29 Jan 2021

            I am going to puke if I see another DXOMark plug in here. Did GSMArena change ownership or entered into a partnership with them? Stick to your own reviews, that's why we come here.

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • 4gw
              • 29 Jan 2021

              Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021The battery backup of the 12 mini is actually better in com... moreI am saying from personal experience

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • gxN
                • 29 Jan 2021

                Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021 Battery backup is equivalent to maximum 2-3hr SOT. By the... moreThe battery backup of the 12 mini is actually better in comparison to the older iPhone 6,7,8 and even the current SE (2020) model. It's on par with the XS model.
                Your "maximum 2-3 hour SOT " shows that you are either clueless or want to misinform people.

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • D0h
                  • 29 Jan 2021

                  Lueak, 29 Jan 2021iPhone is very costly in indiaCost is high only because of high import duty & tax charges levied on American products.

                    • h
                    • hoho
                    • inE
                    • 29 Jan 2021

                    Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021If Apple had only dropped the butt fugly notch, optimized t... moreThey will do it dont worry, but it will be incremental. It is quite obvious they hold back on each release so that they keep selling points for the next one, as they as they keep selling a lot that will not change.

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • 4gw
                      • 29 Jan 2021

                      Battery backup is equivalent to maximum 2-3hr SOT.
                      By the end of the year battery is dead.

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • JIa
                        • 29 Jan 2021

                        If only we could trust DXOmark for anything.
                        Everybody knows they’re just selling places, Which Chinese manufacturers love to buy.

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • na1
                          • 29 Jan 2021

                          If Apple had only dropped the butt fugly notch, optimized the cooling for moderate-heavy usage and had made the pricepoint a little less bitter to swallow, this would have been one of the best phones to come out in years, from any brand.

                          Too bad they dropped the ball, because for me these three points are what drove me away from a definite purchase after seriously considering this for a long time.

                            • h
                            • hun
                            • 7st
                            • 29 Jan 2021

                            14th? many devices are the same score!!!! It was just Sort by Alphabet.

                              Occasional blue cast? Looks like I'm not wrong about it when I saw a YouTube video comparing the camera of the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Nokia N8: https://youtu.be/SDG0DJNcHfg

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • 7kk
                                • 29 Jan 2021

                                Bodygard, 28 Jan 2021The major problem with the 12mini not selling well it'... moreI fully agree with your view point. iPhone SE remains a better value for money than iPhone 12 mini. In fact SE is even more handy

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • rK6
                                  • 29 Jan 2021

                                  IPhone please build pocket friendly phones at least with basic features 🙂, location India

                                    • L
                                    • Lueak
                                    • 56F
                                    • 29 Jan 2021

                                    iPhone is very costly in india

                                      • ?
                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Cxn
                                      • 29 Jan 2021

                                      Bodygard, 28 Jan 2021The major problem with the 12mini not selling well it'... moreThe SE definitely undercuts it. As does the presence of a fingerprint scanner on the SE-- facial recognition isn't appreciated in the pandemic.

                                        • ?
                                        • Anonymous
                                        • fJ5
                                        • 29 Jan 2021

                                        rghaleb, 28 Jan 2021If they improve the battery life in the 12s mini, if that e... moreIf battery tech improves so that a small battery can provide one or two days of battery life, yes, maybe compact forms will become popular again. But there are always people, like me, who prefer a larger screen for media consumption and web browsing.