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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is better than the Galaxy M12, with an 88.7 score against 80. The Apple iPhone 12 is a way thinner and incredibly lighter cellphone than the Galaxy M12, even though they were released only 5 months apart. The Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy M12 works with Android 10 OS.
IPhone 12 has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1170 x 2532 resolution and a lot greater pixels density. IPhone 12 counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has 2 less cpu cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M12 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot better resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2815mAh.
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