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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| 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 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than the Galaxy C5, getting an 80 score against 76.4. Although the Samsung Galaxy M12 is notably newer than the Galaxy C5, it is a lot heavier and extremely thicker. These phones include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has older 10 version and Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Galaxy C5 features a sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Galaxy M12 has a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy C5. They have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 131% bigger battery size. The Galaxy M12 shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy C5, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a much higher resolution camera.
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