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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-04 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, blue and white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 411 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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
Galaxy M12 is just a bit better than the OnePlus Nord, with an 80 score against 74.2. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences in that aspect. The Galaxy M12 is a somewhat heavier and thicker phone than the OnePlus Nord. The OnePlus Nord has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus Nord also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus Nord counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher display density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The OnePlus Nord has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a back camera with a 48 mega pixels, the OnePlus Nord also has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy M12 has a superior storage for games and applications than OnePlus Nord, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than OnePlus Nord, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4115mAh.
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