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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-05-17 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 652 8956 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a global score of 80, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max's global score of 77.5. Samsung Galaxy M12's design is notably newer, but a little bit heavier and notably thicker than Xiaomi Mi Max. The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920.
The Xiaomi Mi Max features a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has an external memory slot that supports 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M12 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Max. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has better battery life than Xiaomi Mi Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M12 captures slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy M12 also has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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