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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 7.80 ounces |
| -- | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 431 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MP7 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is better than Google Pixel 7a, getting an 80 score against 72.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version while Google Pixel 7a has Android 13 version. The Galaxy M12 features a much better performing processing unit than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 7a has a little bit better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and way more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M12 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a superior battery performance than Google Pixel 7a. Galaxy M12 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a much less MP resolution back-facing camera.
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