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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | PLS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than HTC One M9, having an 80 score against 77.7. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has the newer 10 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, so it provides you a couple nice extra features. Samsung Galaxy M12's construction has the same thickness than HTC One M9, but it's heavier.
The HTC One M9 features a lot better display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the display. HTC One M9 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy M12, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features a slightly better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light environments and a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
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