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Samsung Galaxy M12

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Samsung Galaxy M12 vs TCL Ion X

Samsung Galaxy M12

Samsung Galaxy M12

TCL Ion X

Samsung Galaxy M12

TCL Ion X

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

21.1 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2021-02

2023-01
Status

2021-02

2023-01

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Plastic
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM
Height

164 mm

156.5 mm
Width

75.9 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

221 g

177.4 g
Colors

Blue, Gray, Green

Black

Display
Display type

PLS IPS

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

268 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Exynos 850

MediaTek MT6762G Helio G25
GPU

Mali-G52

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

3, 4, 6 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

32, 64, 128 GB

32 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

512 GB
Storage

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

Android 11, One UI 3.0

Android, TCL UI

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Single
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/2.0 , 80˚ , 1/2" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, geotagging, HDR, touch focus, face detection, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/2.2

5 MP, (wide) , 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2560 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

Unspecified

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

No

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer, virtual proximity sensing

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

6000 mAh

3000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes

No, 10W
Talk time 3G

-

17.3 h
Talk time 4G

58 h

-
Standby time 2G

-

576 h

Tests and performance
Antutu

142177 (v8)

-
Geekbench(single-core)

178 (v5.2)

-
Geekbench(multi-core)

1025 (v5.2)

-

SAR value
SAR EU(head)

0.54 W/kg

-
SAR EU(body)

1.39 W/kg

-

Cost
Price

140 USD

105 USD

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