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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 373 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting an 80 score against 73.4. Even though Samsung Galaxy M12 is much newer than the Huawei Mate 9, it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a bigger aperture and a much better resolution back camera. Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
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