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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-04-20 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a general score of 88.5, which is much better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G's 76.1 overall score. Apple iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, while TCL 20 Pro 5G has Android 11 OS. Apple iPhone 12 mini is a somewhat thinner and notably lighter phone than TCL 20 Pro 5G, even though both of them were released only 5 months apart.
The iPhone 12 mini has a brighter screen than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixels number in each inch of screen. The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
IPhone 12 mini has a quite superior performance than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. TCL 20 Pro 5G captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also counts with a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
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