By Harshita Sagar
Apple launched iPhone 12 mini in 2020 and is affordable for many people and there is iPhone 7 plus launched in September 2016. Many people believe that iPhone 12 mini is better than iPhone 7 plus so lets compare both to know more about it.
Display
iPhone 12 mini has super retina XDR display of 5.4 inch includes all OLED display, true tone display, haptic touch, 625 nits max brightness(typically) and 1200 nits max brightness(HDR).
iPhone 7 plus has retina IPS LCD display of 5.5 inches includes strengthened glass, oleophobic coating, wide colour gamut 3D touch display and home button.
Size and Weight
iPhone 12 mini
Height =5.18 inches
Weight = 133 grams
iPhone 7 plus
Height= 5.5 inches
Weight= 188 grams
Chip
iPhone 12 mini has A14 bionic chip, whereas iPhone 7 plus has A10 fusion (16 nm)
Camera
iPhone 12 mini
Dual camera of 12 mp and have wide and ultra wide lens.
Night mode
Digital zoom 5x and optical zoom 2x
Portrait mode
HDR mode
iPhone 7 plus
iPhone 7 plus on the rear packs 12 megapixel camera. It sports a 7 megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
Portrait mode
Video recording
iPhone 12 mini
4k video recording upto 24 fps, 25 fps, 30fps and 60fps.
1080p HD recording at 25 fps, 30fps and 60fps.
HDR video recording with DOLBY VISION upto 4k 30 fps.
Audio zoom
Slow motion video for 1080p at 120 fps and 240 fps.
iPhone 7 plus
iPhone 7 Plus are capable of capturing 4k video at 30 fps.
1080p HD video recording at 30fps or 60fps.
720 HD video recording at 30 fps.
2x optical zoom, digital zoom upto 6x.
Slow motion video support for 1080p at 120fps and 720p at 240fps.
Front camera
iPhone 12 mini
True depts camera
12MP front camera
Retina flash
Portrait mode
1080p HD recording at 25fps,30fps and 60fps.
Slow motion video 1080p at 120fps
Night mode
iPhone 7 Plus
7 MP camera
Retina flash
1080p HD video recording
Burst mode
Timer mode
HDR for photos
Connectivity
iPhone 12 mini
5G availability
Wifi 6
Bluetooth
Voice over LTE
Wifi calling
Dual sim
iPhone 7 Plus
Bluetooth
Nano-sim
Voice over LTE
Wifi calling
FaceTime audio
FaceTime video calling over wifi or cellular.
Security
iPhone 12 mini
Face ID with true depth camera for facial recognition.
iPhone 7 plus
Fingerprint sensor built into the home button.
Power and security
iPhone 12 mini
Rechargeable lithium ion battery
MagSafe wireless charging
Video playback of 15 hours
Audio playback of 2 days
Fast charging with 20w power adapter 50% charging in 30 mins
iPhone 7 Plus
Built in rechargeable lithium ion battery.
Video playback of 13 hours
Audio playback of 40 hours.
Personal review
I will prefer iPhone 12 mini over iPhone 7 plus because iPhone 12 mini has a full-size display and face ID. Also, the battery of the iPhone 12 mini is far better than iPhone 7 plus.
We write, you decide 