Apple iphone 12 Mini

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If the iphone 12 Pro Max feels like a phone the size of a hamster cage, the pocket-friendly iphone 12 Mini is the hamster. With its diddy 5.4in OLED display it’s certainly cute, but underestimate its power and speed at your peril. This is the world’s smallest 5G smartphone after all, packing the lauded A14 Bionic chip and the same dual 12MP cameras as the iphone 12, and it’s capable of 10-bit HDR video recording with Dolby Vision – albeit only at 30fps compared to the 60fps of the 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.

If you’re weary of big phones but can’t face sacrificing camera quality and performance, the iphone 12 Mini is up there with the Sony Xperia 5 II as a near-perfect solution. Battery life certainly isn’t world-beating, and 64GB of storage on the base model feels a tad measly (you can spec it up to 256GB); but make no mistake, this is pure pocketable gold for under £700.

Like the iphone 12 and the well-received new ipad Air, it’s also bursting with colour choices, which while superficial, make the iphone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max look possibly rather bland in comparison. Our (Product) Red sample of the Mini looked absolutely sensational.

Stuff says ★★★★★