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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-06-18 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has an overall score of 88.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M40's 85 score. IPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy M40 works with Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 mini construction is newer, somewhat lighter and a little thinner than the Galaxy M40.
IPhone 12 mini features a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The iPhone 12 mini features a sharper screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a bit greater pixels number in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy M40 has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M40 features a superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3500mAh battery size. Galaxy M40 takes clearer photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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