Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy M12 Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 850, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M12
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 189g vs 214g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/32 GB - 4/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 720x1600 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 270 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 93.3 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 39 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | 926:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2000 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (8) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | 8/2 (Cortex-A55) | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP1 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 24 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 40.8 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 481 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1522 | 5005 |
| CPU | 64990 | 262691 |
| GPU | 26753 | 387783 |
| Memory | 54180 | 169306 |
| UX | 39451 | 285964 |
| NanoReview Score | 185374 | 1105744 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.7 °C | 38.1 °C |
| Stability | 98 % | 76 % |
| Graphics Test | 2 fps | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | 429 | 7431 |
| Writing score | 5648 | n/a |
| Web score | 5853 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5741 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 4734 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 5926 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 3 GB - 4 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI Core 5.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (40% in 60 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:52 h | 07:12 h |
| Video Playback | 12:52 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 05:12 h | 04:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 113 h | 101 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 77 |
| Zoom | n/a | 111 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 7 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2020 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 180 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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