Samsung Galaxy M12 vs realme 8 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M12 realme 8 5G
Released · Mar 18, 2021
Released · Apr 28, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2021 Apr 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€200

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, white, blue Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body
Type
PLS, 90Hz IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A76
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1 Mali-G57
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F3.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Black and White)
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), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
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, QZSS, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19
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 No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Date approved: Mar 30, 2021
FCC ID value: 2AUYFRMX3241
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: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 0.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
With 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
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