Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $800

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) 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, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (14, 13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2023
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5180
3D Mark High
Untested	3807
3D Mark Low
Untested	2079

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 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	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

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 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 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	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
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: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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