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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-06-17 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.22 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than the Motorola Defy (2021), having an 88.5 score against 77.2. Apple iPhone 12 mini's construction is noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than the Motorola Defy (2021), although both were released with only a couple months difference. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system, and Motorola Defy (2021) comes with Android 11 operating system.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a faster CPU than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has less cpu cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone 12 mini features a lot better looking screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels number per inch of display and a way better 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Motorola Defy (2021) features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 125% more battery capacity.
Motorola Defy (2021) takes better photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Defy (2021) also counts with a camera in the back with much more MP.
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