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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 has a general score of 80, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. Galaxy M12's construction is newer, but just a little bit thicker and way heavier than the Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Galaxy M12 has the previous 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active has a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080. The Galaxy S5 Active features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M12, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Galaxy M12 shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy M12 also has a lot more mega pixels back camera. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB and more internal storage.
Galaxy M12 features a way better battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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