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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 overall score. The Galaxy Note8 is an way older cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M12, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat thinner and lighter. These phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10, offering lots of additional features and performance enhancements.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Note8 counts with a way better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen density and a way better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Galaxy M12 features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a way more MP back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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