Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Manufactured in August, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Lighter design: 141g vs 208g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 496ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 91.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 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 A15 GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 1173 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 3168 |
| CPU | 343735 | 207699 |
| GPU | 401697 | 247886 |
| Memory | 220509 | 144292 |
| UX | 314098 | 165504 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 765381 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.8 °C | 37.3 °C |
| Stability | 79 % | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | 53 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8881 | 4250 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12145 |
| Web score | n/a | 8848 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6906 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8762 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10807 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 12 GB | 34.7 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:46 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 12:00 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 04:28 h | 05:16 h |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 103 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Samsung S5K2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 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 | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 1299 |
| 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 |
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