iPhone 12 mini Screen Size
The iPhone 12 mini has a 5.4 inch screen with a resolution of 1080 × 2340 pixels, about 477 pixels per inch. The screen itself is 2.3 in5.7 cm wide and 4.9 in12.5 cm tall (5.7 cm2.3 in × 12.5 cm4.9 in), measured as a rectangle before the rounded corners.
- Screen
- 5.4 in 13.7 cm
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2340
- Pixel density
- 477 PPI
- Released
- 2020
How big is the iPhone 12 mini screen?
- Screen (diagonal)
- 5.4 in (13.7 cm)
- Screen width
- 2.3 in5.7 cm · 5.7 cm2.3 in
- Screen height
- 4.9 in12.5 cm · 12.5 cm4.9 in
- Screen area
- 11 sq in72 sq cm
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9 (2.17:1)
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2340
- Total pixels
- 2.5 million
- Pixel density
- 477 PPI
- Pixels per cm
- 188
- Pixel size
- 0.053 mm
- Released
- 2020
Which iPhones came out in 2020?
Apple released 5 iPhones in 2020: the iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone SE (2nd gen). Their screens ran from 4.7 to 6.7 inches. Its screen sat in the middle of the 2020 range.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is over an inch bigger corner to corner, with about half again the screen area. The iPhone 12 Pro and 12 are both nearly an inch bigger corner to corner, with about a quarter more screen area. The iPhone SE (2nd gen) is nearly an inch smaller corner to corner, with about a tenth less screen area.
How did the screen change from the iPhone 11 Pro?
The iPhone 12 mini replaced the iPhone 11 Pro from 2019. The iPhone 12 mini screen is 0.4 in (1.0 cm) smaller diagonally, with 13% less screen area than the iPhone 11 Pro. Pixel density went from 463 to 477 PPI.
The iPhone 13 mini followed in 2021, with a 5.4 inch screen at 1080 × 2340 and 477 PPI.
How sharp is the iPhone 12 mini screen?
At 477 pixels per inch, single pixels vanish for 20/20 vision beyond 7.2 in18.3 cm (18.3 cm7.2 in). You hold a phone closer than that only when reading small print, so the screen looks smooth.
It had the sharpest screen of its year. No iPhone in our list has a higher pixel density.
Where does the iPhone 12 mini rank among iPhone screens?
Of the thirty-eight other iPhones in our list, thirty-four have a bigger screen, three a smaller one and one the same size. When it came out, eleven of the thirteen iPhones in our list up to then had a bigger screen.
The iPhone 12 mini was the first iPhone with this exact screen. Apple used it again on the iPhone 13 mini.
What is the iPhone 12 mini screen size in CSS pixels?
Websites see the iPhone 12 mini as 375 × 812 CSS pixels in portrait, with a device pixel ratio of 3. The page is drawn at 1125 × 2436, 3 × 3 pixels per CSS pixel, then scaled down to fit the 1080 × 2340 panel.
- Viewport, portrait
- 375 × 812
- Viewport, landscape
- 812 × 375
- Device pixel ratio
- 3
- One CSS pixel
- 0.153 mm
A common text size of 16 CSS pixels measures about 2.5 mm (0.10 in) on this screen. The visible area in Safari is smaller than the viewport, because the address bar and toolbar take space. The same 375 × 812 viewport is used by the iPhone 13 mini, 11 Pro, XS and X.
How does the iPhone 12 mini compare with other iPhones?
The table shows the iPhones released around the iPhone 12 mini. Width and area are measured against the iPhone 12 mini.
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What are the iPhone 12 mini screen dimensions in cm?
The screen is 5.7 cm wide and 12.5 cm tall, with a diagonal of 13.7 cm. The phone body is bigger than the screen.
Is the iPhone 12 mini screen 5.4 inches wide?
No. 5.4 inches (13.7 cm) is the diagonal, measured corner to corner. The screen is 2.3 in (5.7 cm) wide.
How many pixels does the iPhone 12 mini screen have?
It has 2,527,200 pixels, about 2.5 million, at 477 pixels per inch. Each pixel is 0.053 mm across.
Which iPhones have the same screen as the iPhone 12 mini?
The iPhone 13 mini has the same 5.4 inch screen and 1080 × 2340 resolution. Cases still differ, because the bodies and cameras are not the same.
How we measure
Width = diagonal × resolution width ÷ √(width² + height²), and the same for height, using the pixel counts. Pixel density is the pixel diagonal divided by the screen diagonal.
Diagonal and resolution from Apple's technical specifications. CSS size and pixel ratio from Apple's Xcode iOS Simulator device profiles. Last checked 2026-10-08.