Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| October 2018 | October 2020 |
| Status | |
| Available | Coming Soon - November 2020 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) |
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 183 g (6.46 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 |
| 5G Network | |
| - | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 |
| SAR EU | |
|
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay |
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | Super Retina XDR OLED Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HDR10 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 6.3 inches [Similar] | 5.4 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 80.45% | 84.88% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) | iOS 14 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar] | Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 512 [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64/128 GB | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Quad-LED dual tone Flash |
| Features | |
| 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor Panorama, HDR |
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi fast wireless charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 3800 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 15 h (multimedia) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |