Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen)

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Apple iPhone 12 mini or Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 mini Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen)
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Release date 2020, October 13 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 135 g | 4.76 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 15 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" in 5" in
Screen area 71.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 67.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 476 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-625 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
-13 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, HDR
DxOMark Main Score 122
DxOMark Photo 132
DxOMark Video 112
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
5 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 306
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 CPU 290056
Antutu 10 GPU 332930
Antutu 10 Mem 173556
Antutu 10 UX 290056
Antutu 8 Total 614169
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1998
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4422
GeekBench 6 Metal 15843
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570 96
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910 320

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 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 - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - XT1550 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1543, XT1544
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1550 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 28(700) - XT1543, XT1544
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Ambient light sensor, accelerometer (2), proximity sensor
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 12W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong)

- Also known as Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3 Dual SIM

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