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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is slightly better than the Galaxy M30, with a score of 88.5 against 82.4. The iPhone 12 mini design is newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than Galaxy M30. The iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy M30 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit better screen pixel density. Apple iPhone 12 mini features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with lesser MP, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy M30 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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