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Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

 
  Samsung Galaxy M12 Samsung Galaxy S23
Price د.إ 29,999 د.إ 222,244
Our Rating 10.0 10.0
Brand Samsung Samsung
Category Mobile Phones Mobile Phones

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
LTE
5G bands SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE, 5G

Body & Design

Dimensions 164 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm (6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 in)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Colour Options Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime

Display

Type PLS IPS, 90Hz
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)
Refresh Rate 90Hz 120Hz
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~88.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Always-on display

Performance

Operating System Android 11, One UI Core 3.1
Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset Exynos 850 (8nm)
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G52 Adreno 740
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
RAM 3GB/4GB 12GB
Storage 32GB/64GB/128GB 128GB/256GB/512GB
RAM & ROM 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
eMMC 5.1
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1 - 128GB only
UFS 4.0

Main Camera

Camera Setup Quad Triple
Resolution 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0 0.8µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Front Camera

Camera Setup Single Single
Resolution 8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Features HDR
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Extra Features

Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Yes No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Radio Unspecified No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Virtual proximity sensing
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Models SM-M127F/DSN
SM-S911B, SM-S911B/DS, SM-S911U, SM-S911U1, SM-S911W, SM-S911N, SM-S9110, SM-S911E, SM-S911E/DS
Extra 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Battery

Type Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3900 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 15W
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
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