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iPhone 12 mini versus iPhone SE (2022): A world of difference for £160

While most of the phones you see on store shelves are six inches and above, Apple hasn’t forgotten about people who like small phones. It sells two different phones with small displays: The iPhone SE, which received a massive redesign in 2020 and an update in March 2022, and two models of the iPhone mini, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini, which are about the same size as the SE. After the iPhone 13 launched in 2021, Apple dropped the price of the iPhone 12 mini to £579 and moving it ever closer to the price of the iPhone SE. But now that the new iPhone SE is here, which small phone should you spend your money on?

FEATURES AND SPECS

Here are the top-line differences in features and specs between the two. There are plenty of smaller differences, but these features and specs will give you an idea of how they stack up against each other.

iPhone SE (2022)

• 4.7in (1,334x750; 326ppi) Retina IPS LCD display• iOS 15.4• Apple A15 Bionic (5nm) processor• Hexa-core CPU• Apple GPU (4-core graphics)• 4GB RAM• 64GB/128GB/256GB storage• Rear-facing camera: 12Mp, f/1.8 (wide),• Selfie camera: 7Mp, f/2.2• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot• Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS• NFC• Lightning, USB 2.0• Fingerprint scanner (front mounted)• Non-removable 6.96Wh lithium-ion battery• 138.4x67.3x7.3mm• 144g

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