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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 14.x |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a general score of 88.5, which is much better than the Galaxy A21s's general score of 77.7. Even though the Apple iPhone 12 mini and the Galaxy A21s were released with only 5 months difference, the Apple iPhone 12 mini is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter. The Apple iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, and Galaxy A21s works with Android 10 OS.
The iPhone 12 mini features a much better looking display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display density and a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A21s, because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Galaxy A21s has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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