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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy M12 is a newer cellphone than Huawei P9 Plus, but it is a lot thicker and much heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has the previous 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a brighter screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy M12 captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution and a larger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy M12 has a much greater memory for games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 features a superior battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 76% bigger battery size.
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