Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, blue and white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 429 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is a bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 overall score. Samsung Galaxy M12's design is notably newer than Huawei P20's, although it's much thicker and notably heavier. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M12 has the previous 10 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei P20 counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixels number per inch of screen and a much better 1080 x 2244px resolution. The Huawei P20 counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features just a bit better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light images and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a very superior battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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