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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is slightly better than Huawei P20's general score of 78.1. Galaxy M12's design is notably newer, but noticeably thicker and heavier than the Huawei P20. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P20 features a little better processing power than Galaxy M12. Both have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Huawei P20 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a way higher pixels number per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 has a very superior battery life than Huawei P20, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy M12 has a little bit better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera.
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