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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 576 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 M12 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7, having an 80 score against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy M12 body is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy S7's, but it's a lot heavier and thicker. Galaxy S7 features a way better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Galaxy M12 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Galaxy M12 also has a higher number of cores. The Galaxy M12 has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light images, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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