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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2021-03-18 |
| -- | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 7.80 ounces |
| -- | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 481 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (120 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 14.74 | 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 |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9.3 PureView has a score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy M12's 80 score. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but the Nokia 9.3 PureView has a newer 11 version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10, providing you a couple additional features and some performance improvements. The Nokia 9.3 PureView construction is a lot thinner and notably lighter than the Galaxy M12.
Nokia 9.3 PureView features a better display than Galaxy M12, because it has a way higher 1440 x 2880 resolution, a bit larger screen and a lot better screen pixels density. The Nokia 9.3 PureView has a little faster processor than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Nokia 9.3 PureView also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Nokia 9.3 PureView shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a lot higher video definition, a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and video and a way better resolution back facing camera. Galaxy M12 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 has longer battery life than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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