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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 367 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016), getting a score of 80 against 74.9. Galaxy M12 is a extremely newer cellphone than Galaxy A9 (2016), but it is just a little heavier and thicker. The Galaxy A9 (2016) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a higher display density.
Galaxy M12 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M12 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy M12 has a way better battery life than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Galaxy M12 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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