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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 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 M12 has a score of 80, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7's overall score of 79.5. Even though the Galaxy M12 is newer than Samsung Galaxy S7, it is thicker and way heavier. Galaxy S7 has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much greater pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy M12 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy M12 also has a larger number of cores (although slower).
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for shooting photos and video in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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