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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is better than HTC One (M8), getting a overall score of 80 against 71.9. Even though Galaxy M12 is extremely newer than the HTC One (M8), it's a little bit thicker and notably heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M12 has 10 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version, so it provides you a couple additional features and optimized performance.
HTC One (M8) counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M12, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. HTC One (M8) counts with a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much better pixels quantity per inch of screen and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a very superior camera than HTC One (M8), because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy M12 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games than HTC One (M8), because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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