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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-03-18 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.76 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's 78.1 global score. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has the older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though Samsung Galaxy M12 is extremely newer than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, it's notably heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater count of pixels per display inch. Galaxy M12 counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a processor that is very similar to the processor in Galaxy M12, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M12 counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a same size camera aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M12 also has a back camera with much more MP.
Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 58% bigger battery size.
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