Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-08-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Carbon black, Glacier blue and Red flame |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 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 | 11.99 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12, with a general score of 82.7 against 80. Both phones we are comparing have the same Android 10 operating system. The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is an older phone than Samsung Galaxy M12, but it is somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner anyway.
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a lot better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro features a much better camera than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a 48 MP back camera, the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro also has a way higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture. The Galaxy M12 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 has a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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