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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a general score of 80, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 8's score of 77.4. Although the Samsung Galaxy M12 is noticeably newer than Huawei Mate 8, it's thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M12. Both have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater screen density. Galaxy M12 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same camera aperture, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back camera with a way higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M12 has a slightly bigger storage for apps and games than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
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