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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is much better than Galaxy M12, with a score of 88.5 against 80. Even though Apple iPhone 12 mini and Galaxy M12 were released with only a few months difference, Apple iPhone 12 mini is a lot lighter and notably thinner. Apple iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy M12 works with Android 10 operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 mini features a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a much higher display density. Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a better processor than Galaxy M12, because although it has 2 less processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a way more mega pixels camera.
The Galaxy M12 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 counts with a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 169% greater battery size.
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