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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a general score of 88.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M40's 85 score. The iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, while Galaxy M40 comes with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 mini is a newer cellphone, and it's also a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy M40.
Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M40 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
IPhone 12 mini features a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a little bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and video and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
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