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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 565 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is slightly better than the Lumia 950's 74.1 general score. Galaxy M12 comes with Android 10 OS, while Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though the Galaxy M12 is much newer than the Lumia 950, it's way heavier and thicker. Lumia 950 counts with a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a much higher display density.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a superior processor than Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M12 counts with a camera that's very similar to the camera in Lumia 950, because although the Galaxy M12 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 100 percent larger battery size.
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