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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | PLS |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 general score of 80, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M12 is a better cellphone than Motorola Edge 40, it must be noted that it's also a noticeably older, a lot heavier and incredibly thicker cellphone. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has the older 10 version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Motorola Edge 40 features a lot better looking screen than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Motorola Edge 40 also has more pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Motorola Edge 40 takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much bigger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low-light situations and a back camera with a higher 50 megapixels resolution. The Galaxy M12 features a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 counts with a really longer battery duration than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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