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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has a global score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's general score of 78.7. Both devices in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy M12 has older 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12. Although it's the best phone we are comparing, Galaxy M12's body is older, just a little thicker and just a little heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro.
The Galaxy M12 has a lot better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a greater pixels amount in each inch of screen, a quite larger screen and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a greater camera than Galaxy M12, because it has a lot higher video definition, a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a camera in the back with lot more MP. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a little bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M12, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features improved battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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