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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note4's score of 77.6. The Galaxy M12 body is noticeably newer, but way heavier and thicker than Galaxy Note4. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has 1 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better display pixel density and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Galaxy M12 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note4, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note4, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh. Samsung Galaxy M12 captures clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture.
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