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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8, with an 80 score against 79.5. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy M12 is extremely older and just a bit thicker than the Asus ROG Phone 8, it's design is still a little lighter. These devices use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way better display than Galaxy M12, because it has a higher screen pixel density, a much better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little larger display.
Asus ROG Phone 8 features a way better camera than Galaxy M12, because it has a way better 7680x4320 video definition, a back-facing camera with more mega pixels and a bigger diafragm aperture. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a little bit better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M12 has just a bit longer battery performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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