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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2018-11-15 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), getting an 88.5 score against 85.2. Apple iPhone 12 mini's design is newer, a little bit thinner and extremely lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). The iPhone 12 mini features a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better display pixel density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs or video in low light environments and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a lot higher 24 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 71% more battery size.
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