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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-02-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | Black, blue and white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's 79.3 overall score. These phones have Android operating system, but the Galaxy M12 has the older 10 version and Xiaomi Poco X2 has Android 11 version. Galaxy M12's body is newer than Xiaomi Poco X2's, although it's a bit heavier and a little thicker.
Xiaomi Poco X2 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a little larger screen, a higher pixel number in each display inch and a much higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 counts with better battery life than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a lot better resolution camera, a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a lot better video resolution.
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