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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-08 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 319 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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 Galaxy M12 is much better than Xperia X Compact, with an 80 score against 71.8. Galaxy M12's body is incredibly newer, but way heavier and just a little thicker than Xperia X Compact. The Sony Xperia X Compact has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite lower 720 x 1280px resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy M12 has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Xperia X Compact, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB and more internal storage. Galaxy M12 has a little faster CPU than Xperia X Compact, because it has 2 more cores and more RAM. Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a way better battery life than Xperia X Compact, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
Galaxy M12 takes clearer photographs and videos than Xperia X Compact, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have a F2 diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot more MP camera.
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