Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-05-16 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| PLS | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 5G has a general score of 93.6, which is better than the Galaxy M12's general score of 80. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S10 5G has a newer 11 version while Galaxy M12 has Android 10, so it offers a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy S10 5G body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy M12, although it was released about 22 months before.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a way better looking display than Galaxy M12, because it has a lot more pixels per screen inch, a little bit bigger display and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3040px. Galaxy S10 5G has slightly more storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy S10 5G counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy M12 features longer battery performance than Galaxy S10 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Galaxy S10 5G and Galaxy M12 feature quite similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S10 5G has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
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