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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| PLS | P-OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Galaxy M12 is slightly better than LG V30, having an 80 score against 79.1. Although the Galaxy M12 is noticeably newer than LG V30, it is thicker and incredibly heavier. LG V30 counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a way better quantity of pixels per display inch.
LG V30 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the LG V30 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The LG V30 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M12 features a slightly better camera than LG V30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing images and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy M12 features a much better battery lifetime than LG V30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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