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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than the Nokia 7.2, with a global score of 80 against 75.9. These phones come with the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding OS features. Although the Galaxy M12 is newer than Nokia 7.2, it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Nokia 7.2 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and much more pixels per screen inch. The Nokia 7.2 counts with a slightly better memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD extension slot that allows 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Nokia 7.2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than Nokia 7.2, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video, they both have the same video definition, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rates.
Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery lifetime than Nokia 7.2, because it has a 71% greater battery size.
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