Samsung Galaxy M12 vs HTC U12 life Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M12

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Samsung Galaxy M12 or HTC U12 life Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy M12	HTC U12 life
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2021, February 05	2018, August
Dimensions (HxWxD)	164 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm \| 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.99 in	158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm \| 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight	221 g \| 7.8 oz	175 g \| 6.17 oz
Body Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Plastic body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Attractive Black, Elegant Blue, Trendy Emerald Green	Moonlight Blue, Twilight Purple
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable	3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price		300 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	PLS IPS
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.5" in	6" in
Screen area	102.0 cm²	92.9 cm²
Screen format	20:9 (height:width)	18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	81.9%	77.7%
Screen resolution	720 x 1600 px	1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	270 PPI	402 PPI
Other specs	- 90Hz
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	48 MP, Quad	16 MP, Dual
Camera specs	-48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	-16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	13 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)	13 MP, f/2.0
Functions	HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 11, One UI 3.0	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Exynos 850 (8nm)	- Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	- Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU	Mali-G52	Adreno 509
External memory	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	117313
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	243
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1389
GeekBench 4 Single Core		1350
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core		4989

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio		No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast charging 15W	- Charging 5V/2A 10W

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