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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 386 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a overall score of 80 against 75.8. The Galaxy M12 is a extremely newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), although it's thicker and heavier. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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