Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$599

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)	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D 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

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2018	1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
4334	3839
3D Mark High
2214	2208
3D Mark Low
1389	1208

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 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 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 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	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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