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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 5 has an overall score of 89, which is better than Galaxy M12's 80 overall score. The Google Pixel 5 body is somewhat thinner and much lighter than the Galaxy M12, although both were released only 5 months apart. Google Pixel 5 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way greater display density.
The Google Pixel 5 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Google Pixel 5 and Galaxy M12 feature extremely similar cameras, because although the Google Pixel 5 has a camera in the back with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and videos. The Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery performance than Google Pixel 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4080mAh.
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