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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-20 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 498 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10, with an 80.3 score against 78.9. Galaxy A12's body is incredibly newer than the Huawei Mate 10's, although it's just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker. Both of these devices use the same Android 10 operating system. Huawei Mate 10 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Galaxy A12 features a CPU that is very similar to Huawei Mate 10's processing unit, they have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. Galaxy A12 features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back camera with a much higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 10, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB. Galaxy A12 counts with greater battery life than Huawei Mate 10, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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