Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Google Pixel 6a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Google
Announced September 2013 October 2020 2022, May 11
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Price - Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 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 LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 iOS 14 Android 12
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR G6430 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP20
RAM 1 GB N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, 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
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.4 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 84.88% 82.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP
Flash dual-LED flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, 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)
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery 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
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 1440 mAh - 4410 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 15 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -