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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| 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 much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 88.5 against 75.8. The iPhone 12 mini design is notably newer, somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Apple iPhone 12 mini features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and more RAM.
The iPhone 12 mini features a sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little larger screen and a just a bit better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with much less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a much better (4K) video quality. Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with better battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
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