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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | iOS 14.x |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is much better than the Galaxy J8, with a score of 88.5 against 76.7. Apple iPhone 12 mini's construction is noticeably newer, extremely lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy J8. The Apple iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, while Galaxy J8 works with Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 12 mini counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a much better number of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. IPhone 12 mini shoots a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a bigger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 57 percent larger battery capacity.
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