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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.62 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max's 84.5 global score. The Apple iPhone 12 mini design is newer, lighter and a little bit thinner than the Apple iPhone XS Max. IPhone 12 mini has a bit more vivid screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen and way more brightness.
IPhone 12 mini and iPhone XS Max count with very similar storage to install games and applications, they have the same internal memory capacity. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a little better performance than Apple iPhone XS Max. Both of them have the same number of cores, a 64 bits processor and the same RAM amount.
Apple iPhone XS Max takes slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 mini, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos in low light environments, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels.
IPhone XS Max features a way better battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity.
The iPhone 12 mini is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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