<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
mini	I-Operating_System
)	O
are	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
fourteenth-generation	O
,	O
"	O
affordable	O
flagship	O
"	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
unveiled	O
at	O
a	O
virtually	O
held	O
Apple	O
Special	O
Event	O
at	O
Apple	O
Park	O
in	O
Cupertino	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
premium	O
flagship	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
started	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
phone	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
began	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
upgrades	O
over	O
the	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
XDR	I-Operating_System
OLED	B-Device
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Liquid	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
LED-backlit	O
LCD	O
IPS	B-Architecture
panel	I-Architecture
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
XR	B-Operating_System
,	O
5G	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
MagSafe	B-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
A14	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
and	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Application
video	I-Application
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
4K	B-Architecture
up	O
to	O
30	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
from	O
Apple	O
to	O
no	O
longer	O
include	O
a	O
power	O
adapter	B-Device
or	O
EarPods	O
headphones	O
found	O
in	O
prior	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
USB-C	O
to	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
cable	I-Architecture
is	O
included	O
;	O
this	O
change	O
was	O
retroactively	O
applied	O
to	O
other	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
second-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
12	O
Mini	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
redesign	O
since	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
chassis	O
with	O
flat	O
edges	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
designs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
since	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
4th-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notch	O
size	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
,	O
despite	O
speculation	O
about	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
width	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
design	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
ceramic-hardened	O
front	O
glass	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
Ceramic	O
Shield	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
back	O
retains	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	B-Application
Dual-Ion	O
Exchange	O
strengthened	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
12	O
Mini	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
six	O
colors	O
:	O
Black	O
,	O
White	O
,	O
Product	O
Red	O
,	O
Green	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Purple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
use	O
Apple	O
's	O
six-core	O
A14	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
next-generation	O
neural	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
series	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
to	O
be	O
supplied	O
from	O
launch	O
without	O
EarPods	O
or	O
a	O
wall	B-Device
adapter	I-Device
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
says	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
reduce	O
carbon	O
emissions	O
and	O
waste	O
since	O
most	O
users	O
already	O
own	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB-C	O
to	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
cord	O
is	O
still	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
also	O
applies	O
retroactively	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
still	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
comply	O
with	O
French	O
law	O
regarding	O
wireless	O
device	O
radiation	O
and	O
health	O
which	O
requires	O
phones	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
and	O
promote	O
use	O
of	O
hands-free	O
accessories	O
by	O
children	O
under	O
14	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
will	O
still	O
include	O
EarPods	O
in	O
this	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
magnetic	O
connector	O
known	O
as	O
MagSafe	B-Application
is	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
allowing	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
cases	O
and	O
charging	O
cords	O
to	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
display	O
with	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
XDR	I-Operating_System
OLED	B-Device
technology	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2532	O
×	O
1170	O
pixels	O
and	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
about	O
460	O
ppi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
display	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
technology	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2340	O
×	O
1080	O
pixels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
about	O
476	O
ppi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
have	O
a	O
peak	O
brightness	O
of	O
1200	O
nits	O
when	O
viewing	O
HDR	O
content	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
normal	O
brightness	O
of	O
625	O
nits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
also	O
use	O
an	O
improved	O
glass-ceramic	O
covering	O
called	O
Ceramic	O
Shield	O
which	O
is	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Corning	O
Inc	O
.	O
Apple	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
4	O
times	O
better	O
drop	O
performance	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
"	O
tougher	O
than	O
any	O
smartphone	B-Application
glass	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
10.78	O
Wh	O
(	O
2,815	O
mAh	O
)	O
battery	O
,	O
a	O
slight	O
decrease	O
from	O
the	O
11.91	O
Wh	O
(	O
3,110	O
mAh	O
)	O
battery	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
battery	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
8.57	O
Wh	O
(	O
2,227	O
mAh	O
)	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
12	O
Mini	O
have	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A14	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
ARM-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
manufactured	O
on	O
the	O
5	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
years	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
Apple	O
devices	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
newest	O
A-series	O
processor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
being	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
use	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
X55	O
5G	O
modem	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wide	O
camera	O
is	O
a	O
26mm	O
full-frame	O
equivalent	O
with	O
an	O
f/1.6	O
aperture	O
which	O
captures	O
27%	O
more	O
light	O
than	O
the	O
f/1.8	O
aperture	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
seven-element	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iPhone	B-Device
model	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
capable	O
of	O
shooting	O
10-bit	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
at	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
fps	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
greater	O
brightness	O
and	O
deeper	O
shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
12	O
Mini	O
include	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
sensors	O
found	O
on	O
prior	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
barometer	O
,	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
,	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
compass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
stock	O
iOS	O
apps	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Safari	O
,	O
Weather	O
,	O
and	O
Messages	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
include	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
the	O
personal	O
assistant	O
in	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
received	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
also	O
support	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
beautiful	O
,	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
incredibly	O
capable	O
device	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
A14	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
its	O
5G	O
capabilities	O
,	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
like	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
combined	O
with	O
much	O
slimmer	O
bezels	O
than	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
and	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
over	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
also	O
gave	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
MagSafe	B-Application
wireless	O
charging	O
and	O
accessories	O
magnetic	O
attachment	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
redesigned	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
greatly	O
improved	O
display	O
like	O
in	O
its	O
Pro	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
model	O
globally	O
in	O
Q2	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
14.5	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
paired	O
Apple	O
Watch	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
phone	O
while	O
wearing	O
a	O
mask	O
,	O
while	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15.4	I-Operating_System
allows	O
unlocking	O
with	O
a	O
mask	O
on	O
,	O
without	O
an	O
Apple	O
Watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
only	O
iPhone	B-Device
currently	O
produced	O
by	O
Apple	O
that	O
supports	O
Touch	O
ID	O
,	O
an	O
alternative	O
unlocking	O
option	O
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
face	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
mini	I-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praised	O
the	O
phone	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
new	O
small	O
phone	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
price	O
and	O
inferior	O
battery	O
life	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
full-size	O
12	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
mini	I-Operating_System
is	O
longer	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
public	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
thread	O
was	O
started	O
at	O
Apple	O
Support	O
Communities	O
describing	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
OLED	B-Device
panel	O
black	O
pixels	O
not	O
shutting	O
off	O
completely	O
in	O
black	O
scenes	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
ugly	O
glowing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
,	O
claiming	O
an	O
environmental	O
initiative	O
,	O
has	O
removed	O
the	O
EarPods	O
and	O
power	O
adapter	B-Device
from	O
all	O
new	O
iPhone	B-Device
boxes	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
,	O
12	O
Mini	O
,	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
claimed	O
that	O
removing	O
these	O
items	O
would	O
reduce	O
e-waste	O
and	O
permit	O
a	O
smaller	O
iPhone	B-Device
box	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
transported	O
simultaneously	O
to	O
decrease	O
carbon	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
now	O
includes	O
a	O
USB-C	O
to	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
cable	I-Architecture
,	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
USB-A	O
power	O
adapters	B-Device
that	O
Apple	O
previously	O
supplied	O
with	O
its	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
still	O
use	O
their	O
existing	O
USB-A	O
power	O
adapters	B-Device
and	O
cables	O
,	O
but	O
must	O
purchase	O
a	O
USB-C	O
power	O
adapter	B-Device
sold	O
separately	O
to	O
enable	O
fast	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internal	O
Apple	O
documents	O
also	O
mention	O
that	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
subsequent	O
models	O
,	O
authorized	O
technicians	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
phones	O
through	O
an	O
internal	O
System	O
Configuration	O
tool	O
to	O
reprogram	O
repaired	O
units	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
hardware	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
have	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
later	O
addressed	O
the	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14.4	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
warning	O
message	O
if	O
the	O
phone	O
detects	O
an	O
unpaired	O
camera	O
module	O
but	O
otherwise	O
allows	O
for	O
full	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
