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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, 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 is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Sport, getting a score of 80 against 77.8. The Galaxy M12 construction is a lot newer, but a bit thicker and notably heavier than the Galaxy S5 Sport. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M12 has the previous 10 version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2.
The Galaxy S5 Sport has a way better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M12 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB and 48 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M12, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy M12 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also has a camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos.
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