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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2021-03-18 | -- |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 7.80 ounces | -- |
| Black, blue and white | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 A34 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M12, having a score of 82.9 against 80. The Galaxy A34 body is thinner and notably lighter than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but Galaxy A34 has newer 13 version while Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10.
Galaxy A34 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a much better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a greater pixels density and a little bigger display. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A34, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A34 has a little better performance than Galaxy M12. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A34, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M12 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A34, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures or video in low-light environments, they both have the same resolution back camera.
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