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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 8.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Galactic Black and Glacier Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, getting a score of 88.5 against 85.5. Apple iPhone 12 mini is a noticeably lighter and much thinner phone than the Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, even when both were only released with a couple months difference. Apple iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x OS, and Asus ZenFone 8 Flip has Android 11 OS.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, because although it has lesser cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little greater pixels density and a little more brightness.
The Asus ZenFone 8 Flip counts with a much better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for taking images and video in low-light situations, it also counts with a way better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way better video resolution.
Asus ZenFone 8 Flip has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 2 TB and 128 GB internal memory. The Asus ZenFone 8 Flip has a superior battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2227mAh.
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