IPhone 12 mini belly surgery: See how Apple crams everything in a very small iPhone
- Tram Ho
We have been seeing the belly surgery iPhone 12 Pro Max, with the largest size ever is 6.7 inches. It wouldn’t be surprising that such a large iPhone is packed with a host of cutting-edge technologies, MagSafe charging, 5G modem or larger camera sensor. So for a mini 5.4-inch iPhone 12, how is Apple designed?
In fact, the iPhone 12 mini has the same features and camera sensors as the iPhone 12. The only downside is the smaller battery capacity. So iFixit also cut open an iPhone 12 mini, and found out how Apple crammed everything into a very small iPhone.
First is the size comparison, from left to right are iPhone 4, SE 2020, 12 mini, 12 and 12 Pro Max.
How to “belly surgery” iPhone 12 mini is like all other iPhones.
Inside the iPhone 12 mini, compared to the iPhone 12 on the right. The battery size, the Taptic Engine and the speaker are all smaller.
iPhone 12 mini has only 2 screen cables, instead of 3 screen cables like other iPhones.
The sensor cluster above, including the speaker, Face ID, and the proximity sensor, has also been redesigned to accommodate the smaller size.
This is the rear camera cluster of the iPhone 12 mini, the size is quite large compared to the overall of the machine, and does not have any extra gaps.
The iPhone 12 mini camera sensor is about the same size as the iPhone 12 camera sensor
Remove the speaker and see the orange rubber gasket, which helps to prevent water from entering, which is a common feature of the iPhone 12 series.
The iPhone 12’s Taptic Engine measures 15.14 mm x 10.9 mm x 3.44 mm, 25% smaller than in the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.
The iPhone 12 mini has a battery capacity of 8.57 Wh, 6.96 Wh greater than the 2020 iPhone SE, but 10.78 Wh lower than the iPhone 12.
The iPhone 12 mini also supports MagSafe charging, however the rear coil is smaller than the other iPhone 12s. The iPhone 12 mini also only supports 12W wireless charging, while the other iPhones 12 support 15W wireless charging.
The iPhone 12 mini is a small iPhone with great ambitions. Equipped with all the same camera features and sensors as the iPhone 12. However, battery capacity can be a big drawback.
Reference: ifixit
Source : Genk