Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy M12 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with a general score of 80 against 78.7. The Galaxy M12 body is notably newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's, although it is way thicker and noticeably heavier. These phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy M12 has older 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher screen pixel density and a lot higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 50% larger battery size.
Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M12 also has a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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