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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A12's 80.3 global score. Even when the Apple iPhone 12 mini and the Samsung Galaxy A12 were released only a few months apart, the Apple iPhone 12 mini is lighter and thinner. The Apple iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10 OS.
IPhone 12 mini has a much better looking display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a lot higher pixel number per display inch. The iPhone 12 mini features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy A12, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy A12 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy A12 features a slightly better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
The Galaxy A12 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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