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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 12 mini, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 37 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Thinner bezels – 19.7% more screen real estate
- 95% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (695K versus 357K)
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 46% higher pixel density (476 vs 326 PPI)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (24:46 vs 22:48 hours)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 406 mAh larger battery capacity: 2227 vs 1821 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
Size | 4.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 326 ppi | 476 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
Screen-to-body ratio | 65.4% | 85.1% |
Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
PWM | Not detected | - |
Response time | 22 ms | - |
Contrast | 1373:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 131.5 mm (5.18 inches) |
Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 64.2 mm (2.53 inches) |
Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
Weight | 148 gramm (5.22 oz) | 135 gramm (4.76 oz) |
Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Performance
Tests of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 12 mini in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
Max. clock | 2100 MHz | 3100 MHz |
CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
FLOPS | ~325 GFLOPS | - |
RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 64, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 121523 | 190074 |
GPU | 110958 | 284641 |
Memory | 44570 | 94157 |
UX | 80000 | 126265 |
Total score | 357570 | 695830 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 62% | 69% |
Graphics test | 19 FPS | 46 FPS |
Graphics score | 3189 | 7687 |
Software
Operating system | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16) |
OS size | 6 GB | - |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 1821 mAh | 2227 mAh |
Charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:29 hr |
Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 09:23 hr |
Watching video | 08:37 hr | 09:46 hr |
Gaming | 03:56 hr | 04:56 hr |
Standby | 82 hr | 78 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX503 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 mini from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4290 x 2800 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
USB type | No | No |
USB version | 2 | - |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 16 | 18 |
5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | September 2017 | October 2020 |
Release date | September 2017 | November 2020 |
SAR (head) | 1.35 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.36 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 12 mini is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
Apple iPhone 8
25 (19.5%)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
103 (80.5%)
Total votes: 128
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