Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy A02s Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M12 Samsung Galaxy A02s
Released · Mar 18, 2021
Released · Jan 04, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021 Nov 24, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches
164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g 6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.80% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm) Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
8x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n,802.1x
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Date approved: Feb 07, 2021
FCC ID value: ZCASMA025U
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: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.85 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

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