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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 14.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 10.89 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is a bit better than the Galaxy A31, with a general score of 88.5 against 81.3. IPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy A31 works with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 mini's design is a lot lighter and thinner than the Galaxy A31, although both of them were released only 7 months apart.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixel quantity per inch in the display. Galaxy A31 counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A31 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has lesser processing cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A31 features a much better battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 125 percent greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has lower video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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