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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-09-16 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 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 (960 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is much better than the vivo NEX 3's 73.9 score. IPhone 12 mini is a newer cellphone, and it's also thinner and incredibly lighter than vivo NEX 3. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, and vivo NEX 3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPhone 12 mini has a sharper display than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels quantity per inch in the display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a bit better CPU than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Vivo NEX 3 has a way better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photographs and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the vivo NEX 3 also counts with a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
Vivo NEX 3 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Vivo NEX 3 counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 2227mAh.
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