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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy M12
Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Galaxy M12
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Mar 18, 2021
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Mar 11, 2021

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm 		6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 7.80 oz (221.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red Black, white, blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD 		8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
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, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U 		Date approved: Mar 22, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg 		Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
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
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 05, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE Yes
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
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