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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The iPhone 12 mini is a notably newer device, and it is also just a bit thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The iPhone 12 mini has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite greater pixel density, a little bit bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features improved battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2227mAh. The iPhone 12 mini takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography.
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