Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, blue and white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 (960 fps) (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M12's score of 80. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should give you very similar OS features. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is an noticeably older cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy M12, but Xiaomi was able to build it much thinner and notably lighter anyway.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2248.
The Galaxy M12 captures slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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