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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2023-12-16 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 has a score of 80, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G's 77.4 overall score. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M12 has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has Android 14. Although Galaxy M12 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, we must tell that it's also way older, a bit heavier and thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G features a much better display than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a same size screen, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A15 5G counts with a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD card slot that supports 24 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Galaxy M12 features a lot better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G. Both have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. The Galaxy A15 5G has a bit better camera than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A15 5G also has a larger aperture and a back facing camera with more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has better battery duration than Galaxy A15 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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