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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 514 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than the Galaxy M12, getting an 87.1 score against 80. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 body is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy M12, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Galaxy Note9 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a way better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a camera that is very similar to the camera in Galaxy Note9, because although the Samsung Galaxy M12 has lower video frame rate and a way smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a much more MP camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
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