Honor 8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

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Honor 8 Lite	Samsung Galaxy M12
Released · Feb 17, 2017	Released · Mar 18, 2021
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2017	Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€269

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.41% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs
Honor 8 Lite Specs

Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB