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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M12's score of 80. The iPhone 8 construction is way thinner and a lot lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M12, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. IPhone 8 features a more vivid display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little worse resolution of 750 x 1334px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
IPhone 8 has a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M12, because although it has 2 less cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPhone 8 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M12 takes slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller aperture and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a much higher resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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