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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-07-01 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 has a general score of 88.7, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. IPhone 12 is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also a little lighter and just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017). The iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
IPhone 12 has a sharper screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a bit larger display and a just a little better pixel quantity per display inch. The iPhone 12 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 12 features a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy J7 (2017) features improved battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone 12 takes better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in low light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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