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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 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 + 25.00 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is better than Samsung Galaxy A40, with a general score of 88.5 against 79.6. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 12 mini is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a sharper screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a quite better pixel amount in each inch of display.
The Galaxy A40 counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. The iPhone 12 mini takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images.
Galaxy A40 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 39% larger battery size.
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