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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.26 | 10.62 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max, with an 88.5 score against 84.5. The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a newer phone, and it is also a little bit thinner and notably lighter than Apple iPhone XS Max. IPhone 12 mini counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more screen brightness and a just a bit better count of pixels per screen inch.
The iPhone 12 mini features a little better hardware performance than iPhone XS Max. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM, a 64-bit processor and 6 cpu cores. IPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light images and video, they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini's memory capacity for applications and games is very similar to iPhone XS Max's one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. IPhone XS Max features a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 43% larger battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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