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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-08-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 568 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 5.1, EDR | 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 S8 Active is slightly better than Galaxy M12, with an 81.9 score against 80. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is an extremely older and a bit thicker phone than the Galaxy M12, but Samsung made it just a little lighter anyway. The Galaxy S8 Active has a way better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better display density and a way better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy S8 Active has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M12. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy M12 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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