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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.68 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, having a general score of 88.5 against 82.1. The iPhone 12 mini is a incredibly newer phone, and it is also lighter and a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. The iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels quantity per inch in the display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a camera that is just as good as iPhone 12 mini's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a smaller aperture which is not so good for taking images and video in poorly lited situations and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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