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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 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 | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is much better than Samsung Galaxy A21s, getting an 88.5 score against 77.7. IPhone 12 mini's construction is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, even though both of them were released only 5 months apart. IPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A21s has Android 10 operating system.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and more RAM memory. The iPhone 12 mini features a much sharper screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a much better display pixel density.
The Galaxy A21s has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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