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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, having a global score of 80 against 74.6. Galaxy M12 is a incredibly heavier phone than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, but they have the same thickness. Motorola Moto G5 Plus features a more vivid screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot better pixel amount per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Moto G5 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy M12 both have extremely similar processors, they have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. Galaxy M12 has a bit better camera than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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