Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $1200 | €1249 12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1349 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1449 12GB/1024GB - $1599 | €1649

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	8.08 oz / 229.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue	Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.72% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1519 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (14, 13, 12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1656
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3551
3D Mark High
Untested	2203
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 24min

Browsing

13h 17min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

7h 15min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	40 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS908U
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: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299 | €1349

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399 | €1449

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599 | €1649

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	8.04 oz / 228.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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