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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2021-03-18 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| PLS | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than Galaxy M12, getting an 82.7 score against 80. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an noticeably older cellphone than Galaxy M12, but Huawei managed to make it a lot lighter and noticeably thinner. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10 version.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater number of pixels per inch in the screen and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy M12 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy M12 also has a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a larger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited situations.
Galaxy M12 has a much better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 50% larger battery size.
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