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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Titanium and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 8.36 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy M12 is slightly better than LG K61, having a general score of 80 against 77.6. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M12 has older 10 version while LG K61 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Although the Galaxy M12 is newer than the LG K61, it's thicker and somewhat heavier.
LG K61 features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the LG K61 also has a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. LG K61 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M12 takes much clearer photos and videos than LG K61. They have a same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The LG K61 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Galaxy M12 has a very superior battery lifetime than LG K61, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity.
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