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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 435 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite, with a global score of 80 against 75.4. The Galaxy M12 design is way newer than Huawei P20 Lite's, although it is noticeably thicker and way heavier. These devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy M12 has older 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Huawei P20 Lite has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M12. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Huawei P20 Lite features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a much better display pixels density.
The Galaxy M12 has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery duration than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a larger camera aperture.
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