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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.85 x 3.49 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.44 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black and Gold | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 295.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 344 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.04 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Galaxy M12 has a global score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2's global score of 77.5. Although Galaxy M12 is newer than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2, it's a little bit heavier and incredibly thicker. The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and the Galaxy M12 have very similar CPUs, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a little sharper display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater pixel number per display inch. Galaxy M12 features a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy M12 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a back camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M12 features a little longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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