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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is much better than Galaxy Note5's overall score of 80.2. The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a noticeably newer phone, and it is also lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy Note5. The iPhone 12 mini features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a little smaller display, a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite worse pixels quantity per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Note5's memory capacity to store more apps and games is just as good as the Apple iPhone 12 mini one, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory. The iPhone 12 mini features a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Galaxy Note5 has longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Galaxy Note5's camera is just as good as the iPhone 12 mini one, because although the Galaxy Note5 has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and videos and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, it also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution.
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