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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, getting an 88.5 score against 76.7. IPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy J8 comes with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 mini is a incredibly newer phone, and it's also notably lighter and a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy J8.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a better processor than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy J8 counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. IPhone 12 mini has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a much worse 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy J8 features a superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 57% more battery size.
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