Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. Although Galaxy M12 is way newer than the Galaxy J8, it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 10 operating system, so both should provide the user identical operating system features.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Galaxy J8 has a display that's just as good as the Galaxy M12 one, because although the Galaxy J8 has a bit worse 720 x 1480 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has a 71 percent more battery capacity.
Galaxy M12 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light captures, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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