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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, with a overall score of 80 against 75.9. Galaxy M12's body is much newer, but incredibly heavier and extremely thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. The Galaxy M12 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a lot greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light captures, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
Galaxy M12 has a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 92 percent greater battery capacity.
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