Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Samsung Galaxy A16
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP54 |
| Dimensions | 164.00 x 75.90 x 9.70 mm | 164.40 x 77.90 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 221.00 g | 200.00 g |
| Display size | 6.50" | 6.70" |
| Display | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 720 x 1600 px (6.50") 270 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16,7M colors 90 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.70") 385 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 4G: 3480 min. (58.0 h) | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 110 h (4.6 days) Video: 23 h (1.0 days) | Audio: 74 h (3.1 days) Video: 18 h (0.8 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | 4G: 24 h (1.0 days) | WiFi: 18 h (0.8 days) 4G: 19 h (0.8 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 6000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| End-user memory | UNKNOWN, 48.4 GB | 108.7 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB | 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1500 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 14 |
| Interface | One UI 3.0 | One UI 6.0 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 850 | MediaTek Helio G99 MT8781 |
| Processor clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| GPU | - | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 1,083 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nanoSIM, microSD |
| Announced | 1Q 2021 | 4Q 2024 |
| Other names | SM-M127F | SM-A165F/DS; SM-A165F/DSB; SM-A166B/DS; SM-A166E/DS; SM-A166P; SM-A166P/DS |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 48 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 8x | 10x |
| Field of view | 80 ° | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/2.0 | AF, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | 123 ° | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | Depth of field | Macro |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | FF, f/2.4 |
| Fourth camera | | |
| Camera type | Macro | nd |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Flash | LED | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | nd |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | - |
| LTE UP | - | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 | v5.3 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |