Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
56
out of 100
VS
68
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on February 28, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 12 mini, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 29 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
- Comes with 2773 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2227 mAh
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 2-years and 5-months newer
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 5.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1065K versus 206K)
- Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (632 against 443 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 19% higher pixel density (476 vs 400 PPI)
- OLED display (versus competitor''s PLS TFT)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 5.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.2% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | - |
| PWM | 343500 Hz | - |
| Response time | 26 ms | - |
| Contrast | 989:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) | 131.5 mm (5.18 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 64.2 mm (2.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Red | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 63599 | 264152 |
| GPU | 31964 | 311400 |
| Memory | 61183 | 135362 |
| UX | 48227 | 349316 |
| Total score | 206622 | 1065229 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.8 °C | - |
| Stability | 98% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 715 | 7654 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5357 | - |
| Video editing | 4020 | - |
| Photo editing | 9822 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5248 | - |
| Writing score | 8087 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 17.3 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (27% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:18 hr | 1:29 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:23 hr |
| Watching video | - | 09:46 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 78 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX503 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 mini from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | - |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 7 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | October 2020 |
| Release date | March 2023 | November 2020 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 12 mini is definitely a better buy.
