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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) is a little bit better than the Galaxy M12, with a score of 81.5 against 80. Even though the iPhone SE (2020) is older than Galaxy M12, it's design is extremely thinner and noticeably lighter. The iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy M12 comes with Android 10 OS. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a better hardware performance than Galaxy M12, because although it has 2 less cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density. The Galaxy M12 has a little bit better camera than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution.
The Galaxy M12 features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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