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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 80 against 79.2. Galaxy M12 is a way newer cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), although it is thicker and a lot heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a lot better pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little faster processor than Galaxy M12. They have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy M12 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a way more megapixels camera. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 100 percent bigger battery capacity.
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