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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | 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 a little bit better than Moto Z2 Play's general score of 77.4. Even though the Galaxy M12 is way newer than Moto Z2 Play, it is way thicker and way heavier. Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Moto Z2 Play features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per screen inch and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a bit better camera than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking photos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Moto Z2 Play features a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M12, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Moto Z2 Play also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery life than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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