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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12, with an 80.2 score against 80. Even though the Galaxy Note5 is extremely older than Samsung Galaxy M12, it's design is notably lighter and much thinner. Galaxy Note5 features a brighter screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a much higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy M12. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a way better battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 100 percent more battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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