PC Magazine - USA (2020-12)

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Apple iPhone

12 mini

PROS Perfect hand-

friendly form factor.

Excellent

performance. Better

battery life than other

small iPhones.

CONS Shorter battery

life than larger

iPhones.

BOTTOM LINE The

Apple iPhone 12 mini

delivers the best

price-to-power ratio

of any 2020 iPhone,

bringing top-of-the-

line features to a

phone that easily fits

into smaller hands.