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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. IPhone 12 mini's construction is way newer, thinner and way lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 12 mini features a sharper display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. IPhone 12 mini takes slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features superior battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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