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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 has a general score of 88.7, which is much better than Galaxy Note7's general score of 79.5. The Apple iPhone 12 design is much newer, just a bit lighter and a bit thinner than Galaxy Note7. The Apple iPhone 12 has a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also has a higher number of faster cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a just a little worse pixels amount per display inch, it also counts with a little bit larger screen. Apple iPhone 12 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a 12 MP, the Apple iPhone 12 also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments and higher video frame rate.
The Galaxy Note7 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note7 has superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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