Black Shark 2 vs Samsung Galaxy M12

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Comparing the Black Shark 2 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Black Shark 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M12 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Black Shark 2 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Black Shark 2 offers 6.39 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M12 the larger display of the two. Black Shark 2 features a AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy M12's PLS TFT LCD, making Black Shark 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Black Shark 2 and Samsung Galaxy M12 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Black Shark 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M12 offers 8 MP, making Black Shark 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Black Shark 2 offers 4000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M12 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Black Shark 2 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M12 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Black Shark 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy M12 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Jun, 2019
17 Mar, 2021
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED
PLS TFT LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh
27W Quick Charging
15W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • 90Hz screen on a budget
  • Great battery life
  • Comes with Android 11
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Cameras could be better
  • Design doesn't stand out
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,656 ratings)
4.1/5
(190,192 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
127,746
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 17, 2021
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G52 MP1
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 12 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
127,746
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
36.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
10.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
PLS TFT LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
270 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.51 %
81.95 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm
164 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75 mm
75.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
9.7 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

205 grams
221 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 58 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0 60% in 30 minutes
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
15h 26m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 8m 17s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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