Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a little bit better than the Galaxy M12, getting a general score of 80.4 against 80. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is just a bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy M12, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel number in each display inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photography, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy M12 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
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