Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy A52s Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M12 Samsung Galaxy A52s
Released · Mar 18, 2021
Released · Sep 01, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g 6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue Awesome Mint, Awesome Violet, Awesome White, Awesome Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm) Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 670
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1 Adreno 642L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
64 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 3, 7, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
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, 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
With 8GB ram and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
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