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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.02 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 has a global score of 80, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20's 78.9 global score. Even though the Galaxy M12 is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy M20, it's somewhat heavier and a bit thicker. These devices use the same Android 10 operating system. Galaxy M20 features a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a much better display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity. Galaxy M12 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a smaller aperture, 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 camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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