iFixit tears down the iPhone 12 mini, shows how Apple crammed it all in
Opening up the iPhone 12 mini. [credit: Samuel Axon ]
iFixit has posted its teardown of the iPhone 12 mini, and it found inside what seems clear from the outside: a smaller version of the iPhone 12, with no missing features or components. However, some of those components-most notably the battery-are a bit smaller than they are in this phone's 6.1-inch big brother.
iFixit found that the battery measures in at 8.57Wh. For comparison, the iPhone SE-which actually has a larger body-has a smaller 6.96Wh battery, whereas the much larger iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro both have 10.78Wh batteries. This maps pretty closely to what battery tests have found: the iPhone 12 mini offers better battery life than an iPhone SE or iPhone 8, but it can't beat its larger siblings.
Other shrunk-down components found by iFixit include a smaller Taptic Engine and loudspeaker. Also, some display-related components have been moved around, and there are only two display cables (compared to the iPhone 12's three).
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