Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 13 mini	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Sep 24, 2021	Released · Dec 21, 2020
5.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
2406 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
4.97 oz (141.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.4-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
84.66 %	85.80 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4X)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (NVMe)	64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)	Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
2406 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	8 MP

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Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 699 / € 849	€ 179
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation	Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 799

With 32GB storage


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 999

With 128GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs	Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone 13 mini Review