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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-08 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 422 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 SE, having a overall score of 80 against 75.9. The Galaxy M12 works with Android 10 OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android OS. Even though the Galaxy M12 is a lot newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it is extremely heavier and a lot thicker.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a much greater pixels count per display inch. The Galaxy M12 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M12 has a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 92 percent larger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 takes a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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