Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021	Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$999 | €1299

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm	5.81 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 147.46 x 71.45 x 7.85 mm (~12.03 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue	Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.97% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2x3.46GHz Everest 4x2.02GHz Sawtooth
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2517
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6289
3D Mark High
Untested	3375
3D Mark Low
Untested	2117

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 16min

Browsing

16h 18min

Video

9h 14min

Gaming

5h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

148

Overall

146

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G	Date approved: Aug 09, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8150A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.49 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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