Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Apple iPhone 12 mini, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 209g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 390 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.7 mm (6.37 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 320 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 608 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1025 | 1957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2998 | 5062 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3039 | n/a |
| CPU | 198260 | 295247 |
| GPU | 136082 | 309462 |
| Memory | 111152 | 140008 |
| UX | 156785 | 296305 |
| NanoReview Score | 602279 | 1041022 |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7655 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 28 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:26 h | 1:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:47 h | 06:04 h |
| Video Playback | 14:03 h | 10:15 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 03:53 h |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | Sony IMX503 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 50 | 55 |
| Preview | 52 | 76 |
| Zoom | 71 | 57 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | 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 | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 380 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G:
Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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