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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is much better than the Galaxy XCover 5's general score of 78.1. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy XCover 5 counts with Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 12 mini is a thinner and lighter phone than Galaxy XCover 5, even when they were only released with a couple of months difference.
Apple iPhone 12 mini features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPhone 12 mini features a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot more pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite larger display.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture for better captures and videos in low-light environments and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much better memory to install applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has greater battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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