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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-19 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Clearly white and Just black | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 416 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3885mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 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
The Google Pixel 4a 5G has a score of 87.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy M12's 80 overall score. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Google Pixel 4a 5G has the newer 11 version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10, so it gives lots of additional features and a performance increase. The Google Pixel 4a 5G is a notably lighter and thinner phone than the Galaxy M12, even though both of them were released with only a few months difference.
Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Google Pixel 4a 5G has a sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and way more pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 has a camera that's just as good as the Google Pixel 4a 5G one, because although the Galaxy M12 has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, it also counts with a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery life than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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