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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini is better than the Galaxy A30, with an 88.5 score against 79.6. IPhone 12 mini is a newer phone, and it's also a bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A30. IPhone 12 mini has a much better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a little better pixels number per inch in the display.
The iPhone 12 mini features a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Galaxy A30 has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30 features a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. IPhone 12 mini counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera with much less megapixels, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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