Both Samsung TL225 and Canon S120 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Samsung TL225's sensor is 1/2.3-inch (6.08 x 4.56 mm ) and Canon S120's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ).
Since Canon S120's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Samsung TL225.
Below you can see the TL225 and S120 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon S120 has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Samsung TL225. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.