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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | 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 2300 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 |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is slightly better than the Huawei P10 Plus, having an 80 score against 79.8. Samsung Galaxy M12 is a a lot newer phone than Huawei P10 Plus, although it is a lot heavier and extremely thicker. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei P10 Plus counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with slightly more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M12 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot more MP back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a way better battery life than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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