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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-02-07 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G7 Plus's overall score of 76.1. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should provide the user very similar OS features. The Samsung Galaxy M12 design is extremely newer, but thicker and way heavier than Motorola Moto G7 Plus.
Galaxy M12 features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G7 Plus. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM. Moto G7 Plus has a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2270 and a higher screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy M12 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light captures, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
Galaxy M12 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 100 percent greater battery capacity.
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