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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.6 |
| 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 is much better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), getting an 88.5 score against 75.8. The iPhone 12 mini construction is incredibly newer, extremely lighter and just a little thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017). The iPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has 2 less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a greater amount of RAM. The Apple iPhone 12 mini shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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