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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, getting a overall score of 88.5 against 80.2. IPhone 12 mini is a incredibly newer phone, and it's also extremely lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note5. IPhone 12 mini has a bit better looking display than Galaxy Note5, although it has a little bit lower display pixel density, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little smaller screen.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a greater processing power than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPhone 12 mini's camera is very similar to the camera in Galaxy Note5, because although the iPhone 12 mini has a lower video resolution and a much less megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video.
The Galaxy Note5 and the Apple iPhone 12 mini count with similar storage for games and applications, both have equal internal storage. Galaxy Note5 features better battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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