Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | Android 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is better than Xiaomi Mi-3, getting a global score of 80.3 against 71.6. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A12 has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi-3 has Android 4.4.2. The Galaxy A12 design is a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier than the Xiaomi Mi-3.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 features a lot better display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much better pixels quantity per inch of screen. The Galaxy A12 features a CPU that is very similar to the processing unit in Xiaomi Mi-3, because although the Galaxy A12 has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 captures better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a camera with way more mega-pixels and a larger aperture. Galaxy A12 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A12 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A12 features a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 64% bigger battery size.
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