$\text{min}\lVert A - B \rVert_F^2\ $ given $\ A\ne B$

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$\lVert A - B \rVert_F^2 = \lVert A\rVert_F^2 + \lVert B\rVert_F^2 + 2\langle A,B \rangle_F$. We know that $\text{min}\lVert A - B \rVert_F^2$ occurs when $A=B$ which implies $\lVert A\rVert_F - \lVert B\rVert_F= 0$.

Let $A\ne B$, can we obtain $\text{min}\lVert A - B \rVert_F^2$ possibly in terms of norms $\lVert A\rVert_F$ and $\lVert B\rVert_F$? Is this feasible?