Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $729

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)	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
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 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (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	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
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	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	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
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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