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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-07-04 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 has an overall score of 88.5, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s global score of 71.8. IPhone 12 mini's body is a lot newer, just a little bit thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017). IPhone 12 mini features an incredibly better display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a quite larger screen, a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way higher pixels density.
The iPhone 12 mini has a much faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has just a bit more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a superior camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy J5 (2017) counts with superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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