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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 400 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Galaxy M12 has a general score of 80, which is slightly better than the Moto G8 Plus's score of 77.6. The Galaxy M12 body is newer, but a little thicker and somewhat heavier than Moto G8 Plus. Moto G8 Plus counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a greater pixels count per inch of display.
Galaxy M12 has more memory for applications and games than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12's processing unit is just as good as the Motorola Moto G8 Plus one, both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a much better camera than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a lot higher video quality. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery life than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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