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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M12, having an 83.2 score against 80. Xiaomi Mi 9 is an a lot older phone than Samsung Galaxy M12, but Xiaomi was able to make it much lighter and way thinner. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a greater display pixels density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much higher (4K) video definition and a larger aperture for better low-light images.
The Galaxy M12 has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 has a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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