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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Oxford blue | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 398.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | PLS |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Motorola One 5G is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M12, getting a overall score of 84.6 against 80. Even when Motorola One 5G and the Samsung Galaxy M12 were released with only a couple months difference, Motorola One 5G is a little lighter and a little thinner. Motorola One 5G counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M12. They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
Motorola One 5G counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a way better 1080 x 2520px resolution, a much higher pixels count per inch in the screen and a little bigger display. The Motorola One 5G captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Motorola One 5G also has a way better (4K) video resolution and a larger camera aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
Motorola One 5G features a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has an external SD slot that holds up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features better battery lifetime than Motorola One 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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