And receive iPhone 12 mini they are already in the hands of some buyers, and the first reviews have appeared online. The iFixit team has also performed its canonical “teardown”, unraveling some of the secrets of the interior of the new ultra compact iPhone. In reality, two teardowns were performed, one for the EU model, the other for the US model, all to understand how Apple managed to include the 5G hardware and all the components of the flagships (or almost) in a device like this. small.
iPhone 12 mini on the left, iPhone 12 on the right
Clearly, a large part of the merit, which is not merit, is given by built-in battery size. In reality there is a surprise here too, since the iPhone 12 mini has a battery from 8,57Wh, according to iFixit, therefore larger than the 6.96Wh unit that is implemented on the iPhone SE 2020. In contrast, however, iPhone 12 (which has the same hardware as the mini, except for the larger display) can count on a battery from 10.78Wh. There are, however, other miniaturized components.
Among these the Taptic Engine, 25% smaller compared to the engine (already reduced in size) present on the iPhone 12, and also speaker and the MagSafe magnetic system have undergone a slimming treatment. Apple has managed to put cameras of the same size on the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 (and also features, with lenses f / 1.6 for the main and ultra wide angle f / 2.4), however this success has been achieved at the expense of the battery size.
Despite these trade-offs, iFixit believes the iPhone 12 mini is quite similar to the larger counterparts: “The iPhone 12 mini is a small phone with big ambitions”, reads the discussion. “We are surprised at how familiar the interiors are compared to other iPhones of the same generation, given the size differences between them.” The inspection also shows some differences between the US models and the European analogues, specifically in the antenna system for connecting to 5G through the faster mmWave.
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