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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M10, having a score of 78.8 against 73.5. These phones include Android OS, but Xiaomi 12 has older 12 version while Samsung Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Although Xiaomi 12 is newer than Samsung Galaxy M10, it's a bit heavier and just a bit thicker.
The Xiaomi 12 counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has a little bigger display, a way higher pixels count per screen inch and a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution. Xiaomi 12 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M10, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M10 has a much better performance than Xiaomi 12, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi 12 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi 12 has a lot better camera than Galaxy M10, and although they both have a F1.9 camera aperture, the Xiaomi 12 also has a lot better video definition, a lot larger sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality and a lot better 50 megapixels resolution back camera.
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