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| Global Score | |
| 79.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2023-12-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 396 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Galaxy M12 has a global score of 80, which is a bit better than Galaxy A25 5G's score of 79.9. Galaxy M12 is a better phone than the Galaxy A25 5G, it must be noted that it's also noticeably older, heavier and somewhat thicker. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version while Galaxy A25 5G has Android 14 version.
The Galaxy A25 5G counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy A25 5G also has a higher screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a way better performance than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A25 5G counts with a greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy M12, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB, the Galaxy A25 5G also has 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A25 5G takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy M12, because it has a camera with more megapixels, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy M12 has longer battery duration than Galaxy A25 5G, because it has a 20 percent greater battery size.
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