Samsung Galaxy F12 vs Lenovo K12 Note

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy F12 vs Lenovo K12 Note across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy F12 and Lenovo K12 Note run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy F12 and Lenovo K12 Note offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but Lenovo K12 Note features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy F12's PLS TFT LCD, making Lenovo K12 Note the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy F12 and Lenovo K12 Note feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy F12 and Lenovo K12 Note feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy F12 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Lenovo K12 Note offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy F12 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy F12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Lenovo K12 Note offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy F12 the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy F12

₹11,499

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Lenovo K12 Note

₹11,900

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

73%

Release Date

12 Apr, 2021

06 Nov, 2021

Performance


Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850	Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
PLS TFT LCD	IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	128 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

User Ratings

4.3/5

(302,590 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

101,743 AnTuTu Score	N/A
19h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹11,499

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1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Apr 12, 2021

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v11

Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP1

Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

101,743

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

1.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 %

81.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

164 mm

165.2 mm

Width

75.9 mm

75.7 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

9.1 mm

Weight

221 grams

200 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 58 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

Yes 20W Fast 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.

19h 04m

N/A

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

2h 19m 52s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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