Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M12 Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Released · Mar 18, 2021
Released · Aug 12, 2020
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021 Jun 30, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
164.9 x 77 x 9 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) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue Midnight Gray, Sunrise Orange, Twilight Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.15% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm) MediaTek Helio G35 MT6765G (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10) Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
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 (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, 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, Glonass, BeiDou, 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
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, 20, 28
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, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage
Memory 3GB/64GB
With NFC enabled
Other NFC
With 3GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and NFC enabled
Memory 3GB/64GB
Other NFC
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