Samsung Galaxy M13 5G vs realme 12x

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M13 5G vs realme 12x across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 12x scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,950, while Samsung Galaxy M13 5G scores 1,076, making realme 12x the better performer.


Display: realme 12x offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M13 5G offers 6.5 inches, making realme 12x the larger display of the two. realme 12x features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M13 5G's PLS LCD, making realme 12x the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M13 5G and realme 12x feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme 12x offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M13 5G offers 5 MP, making realme 12x better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 12x delivers longer battery life with 17h 22m, while Samsung Galaxy M13 5G delivers 15h 21m, making realme 12x the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M13 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 12x offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M13 5G the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M13 5G and realme 12x equally at 7.5.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M13 5G and realme 12x both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

23 Jul, 2022
02 Apr, 2024
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 700
MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
PLS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
512 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.5/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Good screen
  • Decent battery life
  • Capable performance
  • Tall 120Hz display
  • Stylish design
  • Solid battery backup, fast charging
  • Android 14 out-of-the-box
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Low light photography needs improvement
  • No ultra-wide sensor
  • Average cameras
  • Pre-installed apps
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(8,634 ratings)
4.1/5
(12,918 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

15h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
418,175
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score

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Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jul 23, 2022
(Official)
Apr 02, 2024
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Realme UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833
MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
418,175
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
9.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.1 %
18.6 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

PLS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
950 nits
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
950 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
392 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.06 %
86.51 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.40 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

164.5 mm
165.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.5 mm
76.1 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.69 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

195 grams
188 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP54
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.422 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

15h 21m
17h 22m
15h 10m

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

1h 53m 19s
0h 52m 3s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 2 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 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)
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 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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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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