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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a global score of 88.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A42's overall score of 87. IPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS. Although the iPhone 12 mini and Samsung Galaxy A42 were only released with a few months difference, the iPhone 12 mini is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a much sharper display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. IPhone 12 mini has a better processor than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy A42 takes much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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