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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 10 | iOS 14.x |
| 2020-12-07 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.54 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Mist Gray and Placid Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G SM6350 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619L GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 iPhone 12 mini has a global score of 88.5, which is way better than TCL 20 5G's score of 73.1. The iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, and TCL 20 5G has Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 mini is a somewhat thinner and extremely lighter device than TCL 20 5G, even though both of them were released with only a couple of months difference.
Apple iPhone 12 mini features a much better looking display than TCL 20 5G, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch and a way brighter screen. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a greater performance than TCL 20 5G, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The TCL 20 5G captures much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs in poorly lited situations and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the TCL 20 5G also counts with a much better resolution back camera.
TCL 20 5G features a much better memory for apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The TCL 20 5G has a much better battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 102 percent more battery capacity.
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