Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy M23 vs Samsung Galaxy A55

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced 2021, February 05 March 2022 March 2024
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, February Coming Soon - March 2022 Coming Soon - March 2024
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Deep Green, Light Blue Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
165.5 x 77 x 8.4 mm
(6.52 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.04 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 12, Android 14
User Interface One UI 2.5 One UI 4.1 One UI 6.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480
GPU Mali-G52 Adreno 619 -
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type PLS IPS Display FHD+ TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.6 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2408 pixels (400 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.95% 82.29% 85.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.2, (Wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP Yes 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (eMMC 5.1) 128 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -