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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Mobile | iOS 14.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is better than the Lumia 950 XL, having a global score of 88.5 against 75. IPhone 12 mini is a notably newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and just a little bit thinner than Lumia 950 XL. IPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x OS, and Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. The iPhone 12 mini features a much faster CPU than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 64-bit processing unit, a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM.
Apple iPhone 12 mini and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL both have really similar displays, although the Apple iPhone 12 mini has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, a bit smaller display and a bit inferior pixel number per inch of screen. The Lumia 950 XL has a bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 200 GB.
Lumia 950 XL shoots just a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has worse video frame rate and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a way more mega pixels camera. The Lumia 950 XL features a much longer battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3340mAh battery size instead of 2227mAh.
The iPhone 12 mini costs a lot more than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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