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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12, with an 81.7 score against 80. The Galaxy S8 is an older cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy M12, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat thinner and extremely lighter. The Galaxy S8 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M12. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a much better screen density. Galaxy M12 counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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