Samsung Galaxy M12
38 out of 100
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Samsung Galaxy M12

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Samsung Galaxy M12 — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.5" PLS TFT - 720 x 1600
⚡ Chipset Samsung Exynos 850
◉ Camera 4 (48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
◆ Battery 5000 mAh
✦ OS Android 13
◌ Weight 214 г.
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38 TechRank
Overall score

Entry level

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
⌁ Battery 59 ◇ Connectivity 53 ▣ Display 47
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 47
Stronger alternatives are available
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Camera 33
Stronger alternatives are available
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Performance 20
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 15
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 59
Stronger alternatives are available
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Connectivity 53
Stronger alternatives are available
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Overall score 38
Stronger alternatives are available

+ Strengths

  • 90-герцовый экран
  • 8-нанометровый процессор Exynos 850 обладает неплохой производительностью
  • Камера на 4 сенсора – есть сверхширокоугольный и макрообъектив
  • Большой аккумулятор с поддержкой быстрой зарядки

− Things to consider

  • Низкое разрешение экрана
  • Установлена медленная память eMMC 5.1
  • Достаточно тяжелый смартфон
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Display 6.5" PLS TFT - 720 x 1600
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Processor Samsung Exynos 850
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Camera 4 (48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
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Battery 5000 mAh
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Display

14 specifications

Type
PLS TFT
Size
6.5 inches
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio
20:9
Pixel density
270 ppi
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max advertised brightness
450 nits
HDR support
No
Display protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio
82%
sRGB color gamut
93.3%
Response time
39 ms
Contrast ratio
926:1
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Design and build

9 specifications

Height
164 mm
Width
75.9 mm
Thickness
9.7 mm
Weight
214 g
Water resistance
No
Back panel material
Пластик
Frame material
Пластик
Available colors
Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в кнопке
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Samsung Exynos 850
Max clock speed
2000 MHz
CPU cores
8 (8)
Architecture
- 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
Manufacturing process
Samsung
Transistor size
8 nm
Neural processor
No
Graphics
Mali-G52
GPU cores
16
GPU frequency
1001 MHz
FLOPS
~48 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

12 specifications

Single-core score
481
Multi-core score
1522
CPU
102962
GPU
18064
Memory
78853
UX
55507
Total score
255386
Web score
5973
Video editing
5745
Photo editing
9202
Data manipulation
4789
Writing score
5649
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Memory

8 specifications

RAM capacity
3 GB
Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
1866 MHz
Memory channels
2
Storage capacity
32 GB
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
Memory card
MicroSD
Max memory card capacity
Up to 1024 GB
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Software

5 specifications

Operating system
Android 11 (С обновлением до Android 13)
UI skin
One UI Core 5.0
System size out of the box
14 GB
OS updates
2 years
Security updates
4 years
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Battery

12 specifications

Capacity
5000 mAh
Max charging power
15 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
No
Reverse charging
No
Fast charging
Да (40% in 60 minutes)
Full charge time
2:30 ч.
Web browsing
08:56 ч.
Video playback
12:59 ч.
Gaming
05:13 ч.
Standby
121 ч.
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Main camera

17 specifications

Sensor type
48 MP
Photo resolution
2 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
No
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 30 fps
Slow-motion recording
No
Wide-angle lens field of view
123°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Aperture
f/2.4
Sensor
Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size
1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
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Front camera

8 specifications

Megapixels
8 MP
Photo resolution
3264 x 2448
Aperture
f/2.0
Sensor
CMOS
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
No
Video resolution
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

21 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version
5
Bluetooth features
PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
No
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
No
Hybrid slot
No
LTE Cat*
7
2G networks
GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G networks
UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
4G networks
LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B17(700), B20(800), B26(850), B28(700), B66(AWS-3)
5G support
No
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Моно
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
FM radio
Yes
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

7 specifications

Class
Бюджетный
Release date
Ноябрь 2020 years
Sales start date
Апрель 2021 years
Successor
- Samsung Galaxy M16 5G
Head SAR
0.54 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.39 W/кг
Sensors
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint scanner
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

48 MP
Sensor resolution
48 MP
Photo resolution
8000 x 6000
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 30 fps
Slow-motion recording
No
Wide-angle lens field of view
123°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
48 MP
Aperture
f/2.0
Sensor
Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size
1/2" (≈ 0.5 inches)
Pixel size
0.8 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Photo resolution
5 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Sensor size
1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Photo resolution
2 MP
Aperture
f/2.4
Stabilization
No

Front camera

8 MP
Megapixels
8 MP
Photo resolution
3264 x 2448
Aperture
f/2.0
Sensor
CMOS
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
No
Video resolution
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Samsung Exynos 850
Performance Max clock speed 2000 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (8)
Performance Architecture - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
Performance Manufacturing process Samsung
Performance Transistor size 8 nm
Performance Neural processor No
Performance Graphics Mali-G52
Performance GPU cores 16
Performance GPU frequency 1001 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~48 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Single-core score 481
Benchmarks Multi-core score 1522
Benchmarks CPU 102962
Benchmarks GPU 18064
Benchmarks Memory 78853
Benchmarks UX 55507
Benchmarks Total score 255386
Benchmarks Web score 5973
Benchmarks Video editing 5745
Benchmarks Photo editing 9202
Benchmarks Data manipulation 4789
Benchmarks Writing score 5649

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