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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a global score of 88.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Apple iPhone 12 mini is a newer phone, and it's also way lighter and just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). IPhone 12 mini has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB. The iPhone 12 mini features a quite better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has less cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 12 mini takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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