Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$500

Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Prism cube black

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Mali-G76 MP5
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2018	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4334	Untested
3D Mark High
2214	Untested
3D Mark Low
1389	Untested

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Battery

Type
2227 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

for Europe

Colors	Prism cube black, Prism cube white
5G Bands	n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

for Verizon

System chip	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU	Adreno 620
Colors	Prism bricks blue
5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 20, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 1.32 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.01 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg Phablet: 3.91 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	$550

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