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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-09-11 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 477 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 8.32 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than the Galaxy M51, getting an 88.5 score against 87.7. The Apple iPhone 12 mini design is much thinner and much lighter than the Galaxy M51, even though both of them were released only a few months apart. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy M51 works with Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M51, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The iPhone 12 mini has a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M51, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M51 shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M51 also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera.
Galaxy M51 features a way better battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 214 percent more battery size.
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