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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy M12 is slightly better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 80 score against 79.2. Galaxy M12 is a way newer phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), although it's a lot heavier and thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy M12. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a lot greater pixel amount per display inch. Samsung Galaxy M12 has much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera in the back with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M12 features a much better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 100% larger battery size.
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