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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 14.x |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh 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 | 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
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than Galaxy M31s, getting a overall score of 88.5 against 88. Even though Apple iPhone 12 mini and Galaxy M31s were only released with a couple months difference, Apple iPhone 12 mini is incredibly thinner and way lighter. Apple iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, while Galaxy M31s comes with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. IPhone 12 mini features a better CPU than Galaxy M31s, because although it has lesser processing cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a greater camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a much better 64 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a way bigger memory to store more 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 memory capacity. Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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