Apple iPhone 12 mini (64GB) - Blue

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The Big Phone Store has been selling refurbished iPhones for over 20 years. During this time, we have sold tens of thousands of devices to customers all across the UK! Buying with The Big Phone Store means you are getting a high-quality device at an affordable price. A refurbished iPhone 12 Mini has all the features of a modern smartphone, without the high cost. All our devices come complete with a 12-month warranty, and they will work like new! The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has less in common with the iPhone 12 mini. Here are some aspects that distinguish this new model from the SE. Measuring 15.2mm shorter, 7.3mm narrower and 29g lighter than the iPhone 12 (left), the 12 mini is positively minuscule by today’s standards. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian For the more open-minded smartphone connoisseur, there’s also a world of superb-value Android-based options at around the same price as the mini and cheaper, from the nearly-as-compact Google Pixel 4a to the larger and stupendously good-value OnePlus 8T. Apple has managed to cram all of what was fantastic about the iPhone 12 into a genuinely small frame. That includes flagship performance, an excellent camera, 5G and fresh design, but slightly weaker battery life.

The iPhone 12 mini doesn’t have the new sensor-shift OIS of the iPhone Pro 12 Max – you get regular OIS on the main camera which adjusts the lens and not the sensor behind it – but there are significant improvements from a hardware perspective over the previous-gen iPhone 11. HDR, Panorama, Night Mode, Bokeh Mode, Portrait Mode, Bokeh Effect Videos, Slow Motion, Time Lapse, Burst Mode, Red Eye Correction, Stereo Recording Claim is based on iPhone 12 Ceramic Shield front cover compared with the previous-generation iPhone. Anyway after resetting the new iPhone and restoring data from iCloud the 12 Mini started performing much better. Battery was lasting a lot longer and I was not experiencing any issues with App's not loading. I was able to log in to all the Apps again in the end and things were ok. Despite this, the iPhone 12 mini is among the best phones for video you can buy and, if you don’t worry too much about Dolby Vision and up the frame rate from 30fps to 60fps, you get full stabilisation at 4K. That’s still not something all smartphones can deliver.The size of the device doesn't say much about the power of the iPhone 12 mini. In fact, it is quite disproportionate since its A14 Bionic chip is among the most powerful on the market. This processor, also found in the regular iPhone 12 as well as its Pro models, easily surpasses the Snapdragon 865, which is at the heart of many high-end smartphones on the Android side. On top of the fantastic A14 Bionic processor, the iPhone 12 mini is also outfitted with 4 GB of RAM. This means that even the most demanding apps and games run very smoothly on this smaller iPhone. Camera Modules

Regardless of the smaller capacity in the iPhone 12 mini, the battery life on a single charge still remains at a good level with up to 10 hours of continuous video streaming for example. The iPhone 12 mini has the same A14 Bionic processor and 4GB of RAM as the iPhone 12 and iPad Air, and so has the same class-leading performance, as well as 5G – you are not sacrificing speed or power for the small size. Please note: Apple finally released the newer mini model under the name of iPhone 13 mini, which offers various system performance, camera quality and battery life improvements! Gorgeous HDR Display

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All Apple Certified Refurbished Products are covered by a one-year limited warranty. For more coverage, you have the option of purchasing the AppleCare Plan with your Apple Certified Refurbished Product. The AppleCare Plan provides up to three years of world-class support for Mac, and up to two years of world-class support for iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV and HomePod. When it comes to the camera capabilities, the improvements here are mainly on the software side compared to the Apple iPhone 11. It offers the same 12 MP sensors and 2x optical zoom as its predecessor. The optimizations and software improvements to the night mode and the overall image processing are noticeable enough. However, if you are looking for a bigger jump in quality because photography is particularly important to you, you can also look into the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which has a 3rd rear sensor, Apple ProRAW support for professional retouching and a LiDAR scanner. Compare and Choose Apple Watch and Apple Pencil devices that require replacement parts are not included in the Apple Certified Refurbished Program. After researching this online for a bit I think the mobile provider also has some influence over how strong your signal is. I have noticed some providers are abruptly only giving the best experience if you are on a monthly plan, I am on a yearly recharge maybe that has something to do with it.. Apple Certified Refurbished Products are pre-owned Apple products that undergo Apple's stringent refurbishment process prior to being offered for sale. While only some units are returned due to technical issues, every unit is evaluated to ensure it meets Apple's quality standards.

I strongly urge anyone considering the iPhone 12 mini to think about whether it really has all the screen they need for everything they do on a phone in 2020. But if it does, then the iPhone 12 mini is wholly unrivalled as the king of small phones. The displays have rounded corners. When measured as a rectangle, the screen is 6.06 inches (iPhone 12) or 5.42 inches (iPhone 12 mini) diagonally. Actual viewable area is less. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages. For more information on iOS 14, visit apple.com/ios/ios-14. First of all with the latest iOS 15.5 on both phones the "Transfer directly from phone" process from the old iPhone was glitchy and didn't work as intended. Turns out I was not the only customer to experience this. One of the compromises of the small size is battery life. The phone lasts a solid 37 hours between charges but with the screen on for only four hours in that time, compared with the 40 hours between charges with well over six hours of screen-on time for the normal-sized iPhone 12.

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I have a feeling the constant 1 bar of mobile signal at home is having a negative impact on battery life, but at least the battery is doing better than my old phone so I can't complain.. Refurbishment procedures follow the same basic technical guidelines as Apple's Finished Goods testing procedures. The iPhone 12 mini is restricted to 12W wireless charging, not the 15W that the other iPhone 12 models are capable of with the MagSafe charger.