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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is better than Samsung Galaxy M12, having a 90.8 score against 80. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a somewhat lighter and thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy M12, although both of them were only released 7 months apart. Galaxy Note 20 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note 20 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger display. Galaxy Note 20 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a camera in the back with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a larger aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy M12 features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a superior battery duration than Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 40% larger battery capacity.
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