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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a score of 88.5 against 79.2. Apple iPhone 12 mini's construction is a lot newer, somewhat thinner and notably lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixel number per screen inch and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a superior performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has lesser cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has improved battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh. The iPhone 12 mini counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger camera aperture.
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