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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-04 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 282 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017)'s general score of 71.8. Galaxy M12's design is incredibly newer, but noticeably heavier and thicker than the Galaxy J5 (2017). Samsung Galaxy M12 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy J5 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy M12 have very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M12 has a just a bit worse display density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 720 x 1600px. Galaxy M12 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Galaxy M12 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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