Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Manufactured in August, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 135g vs 192g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 2227mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 mini and Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.4 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 476 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 89.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
622 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
619 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a250 Hz
Response timen/a6.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 131.5 mm (5.18 in) 161.6 mm (6.36 in)
Width 64.2 mm (2.53 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12 mini
84.8 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 mini and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Samsung Exynos 990
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 256 704
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
1957
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
1148
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
5062
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
3107
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19571148
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50623107
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12 mini
1041022
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
776145
CPU295247225316
GPU309462239949
Memory140008146041
UX296305164839
NanoReview Score1041022776145
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12 mini
7655
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
4317
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.6 °C
Stability69 %88 %
Graphics Test45 fps25 fps
Graphics Score76554317
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12 mini
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
10773
Writing scoren/a12721
Web scoren/a8280
Video editingn/a5783
Data manipulationn/a7654
NanoReview Scoren/a10773

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2400 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 35 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 2227 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:29 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12 mini
16:11
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
19:26
Web Browsing06:04 h07:01 h
Video Playback10:15 h12:33 h
Games03:53 h04:55 h
Standby Mode79 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Quad LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/3.41/1.76
Pixel size1.4 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX503Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
128
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
123
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
129
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
105
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12 mini
117
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
120
Bokeh55n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom57n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
127
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
103
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
140
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
95

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version n/a 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12 mini
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
87.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr August, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2020 yr August, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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