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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, blue and white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 has a general score of 80, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Galaxy M12's construction is a lot newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a way greater count of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage. Galaxy M12 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M12 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy M12 features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 100 percent greater battery size. Galaxy M12 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a much better resolution back facing camera.
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