Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021	Feb 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€240

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm	6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue	Blue, Black, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.97% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	64 MP (PDAF) 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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
Radio
	FM
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G	Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F
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: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

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