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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M12 is much better than Motorola Moto M, with a global score of 80 against 71.6. Samsung Galaxy M12 is a noticeably newer phone than the Motorola Moto M, but it's thicker and notably heavier. The Moto M counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy M12. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
Moto M has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density and a higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy M12 captures much clearer videos and photos than Moto M, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a way better resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Moto M, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 has a very superior battery life than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 97% greater battery size.
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