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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 7.52 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy M31s's score of 88. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x OS, while Galaxy M31s has Android 11 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a lighter and a lot thinner cellphone than the Galaxy M31s, even when both of them were released with only 3 months difference.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a much better screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixel density. The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy M31s, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Galaxy M31s has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31s counts with a much better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing photographs or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
Galaxy M31s has a way better battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
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