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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 mini , Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Apple iPhone 12 mini 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 5.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, screen 6.9", with resolution 1440x3088. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 108 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" inc 6.9" inc
Screen area 71.9 cm2 116.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 91.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 108 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6'' -108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µ
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 10 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
DxOMark Main Score 122 121
DxOMark Photo 101 104
DxOMark Video 93 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 98 100
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 614169 603352
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2020, August 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 Х 64.2 Х 7.4 mm 164.8 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 135 g 208 g
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 780 EUR 1300 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio (market dependent)
Headphone jack No No
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 12W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong) - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 mini
  • Screen 5.4"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
  • Screen 6.9"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Main camera 108 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 12 GB