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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| -- | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 400 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
Galaxy M12 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, with an 80 score against 77.7. Even being the best we compare here, the Galaxy M12 is a much heavier and way thicker phone than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M12 has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a greater display density. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 features a much longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy M12 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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