Realme Note 50 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Note 50 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Apple iPhone 12 mini, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme Note 50
- Larger display: 6.74in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2227mAh
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 186g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 720x1600 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 260 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 560 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.6 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 167.2 mm (6.58 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc Tiger T612 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 1800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | n/a | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP1 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 32 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 614 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 78.6 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 422 | 1957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1515 | 5062 |
| CPU | 89261 | 295247 |
| GPU | 22518 | 309462 |
| Memory | 63430 | 140008 |
| UX | 65020 | 296305 |
| NanoReview Score | 240229 | 1041022 |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7655 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| UI Skin | Realme UI T | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 10 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | No | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:29 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:04 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 10:15 h |
| Games | n/a | 03:53 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP Depth: 0.08 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX503 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 76 |
| Zoom | n/a | 57 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 720p at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | 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 category | 7 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 110 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 10 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 mini the clear winner in this comparison.
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