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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2021-03-18 | -- |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 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-G68 MP2 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 | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A16 5G's score of 76.2. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has the older 10 version while Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14. Despite being the best cellphone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy M12 is a thicker and a little heavier cellphone than Galaxy A16 5G.
Galaxy M12 features a very superior performance than Galaxy A16 5G. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has more pixels per display inch, a quite bigger display and a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M12 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a lesser MP resolution camera and a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photos.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features longer battery performance than Galaxy A16 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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