Samsung Galaxy M12 Rs. 8,999 @ Amazon

POCO M3 Rs. 8,990 @ Amazon

Spec Score

72%

75%

Performance

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850 4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 662 6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm) 720x1600 px (HD+)

6.53 inches (16.59 cm) 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP Quad Camera

48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP Triple Camera

Front Camera

8 MP Single Camera

8 MP Single Camera

Battery

6000 mAh 58 h talktime (4G)

6000 mAh

Storage

64 GB 1 TB (Expandable)

64 GB 512 GB (Expandable)

Expert Review

3.5/5 Read Expert Review

4.0/5 Read Expert Review

User Review

4.1/5(190,190 ratings)

4.3/5(487,919 ratings)

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy M12 Antutu Score

POCO M3 Antutu Score

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Launch Date

Mar 17, 2021 (Official)

Feb 03, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

MIUI

Performance Rating

Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

CPU

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A55

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

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G52 MP1

Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

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

127,746

178,246

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s

24.0 s

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

1,697.0

1,037.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.4 %	59.9 %
* After 30 mins of gaming

Display Rating

Average

Good

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi

395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 %

83.25 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

Touch Screen

Yes Capacitive Touchscreen Multi-touch

Yes Capacitive Touchscreen Multi-touch

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

60 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.34 %

Height

164 mm

162.3 mm

Width

75.9 mm

77.3 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

9.6 mm

Weight

221 grams

197 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black Blue White

Power Black Cool Blue Poco Yellow

Waterproof

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Camera Setup

Quad

Triple

Resolution

48 MP f/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view Primary Camera2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP f/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view Primary Camera2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

5 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes

OIS

No

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous ShootingHigh Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous ShootingHigh Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital ZoomAuto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Digital ZoomAuto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera Rating

Good

Good

Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No

N/A

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery Rating

Very Good

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

6000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 58 Hours(4G)

N/A

Standby time

N/A	Up to 672 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast 15W

Yes Fast 18W

USB Type-C

Yes

Yes

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.

15h 26m

20h 44m

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

2h 8m 17s

2h 18m 51s

Storage Rating

Best In Class

Best In Class

Internal Memory

64 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 512 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 48 GB

Up to 47.4 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM GSM+GSM

Dual SIM GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India 4G Supported in India 3G 2G

5G Not Supported in India 4G Supported in India 3G 2G

VoLTE

Yes

Yes

SIM 1

SIM 2

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg

Head: 0.868 W/kg Body: 0.865 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device USB charging

Mass storage device USB charging

FM Radio

N/A

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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