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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-03-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy C5, with an 80 score against 76.4. Although Galaxy M12 is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy C5, it's noticeably heavier and incredibly thicker. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M12 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Samsung Galaxy C5 has a better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy C5. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM. The Galaxy M12 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has a 131 percent greater battery capacity. Galaxy M12 shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back camera with way more MP.
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