Samsung Galaxy M12 vs Galaxy M56 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy M12Samsung Galaxy M12Exynos 850Change
Samsung Galaxy M56 5GSamsung Galaxy M56 5GExynos 1480Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy M12 uses the Exynos 850 (8 nm), the Galaxy M56 5G the Exynos 1480 (4 nm Samsung). The Galaxy M12's fastest core runs at 2.00 GHz, the Galaxy M56 5G's at 2.75 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.5 inches on the Galaxy M12, 6.6 inches on the Galaxy M56 5G. Up to 90 Hz on the Galaxy M12, 120 Hz on the Galaxy M56 5G.
  3. Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy M12, 4,905 mAh on the Galaxy M56 5G.
  4. Main camera: 12 MP on the Galaxy M12, 12.5 MP on the Galaxy M56 5G.

The same on both: Wi-Fi 6 and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 850Exynos 1480
Process
8 nm4 nm Samsung
CPU
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A554× 2.75 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.00 GHz2.75 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G52ANGLE ((Samsung Xclipse 530) on Vulkan 1.3.304)

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB
6GB | 128GB8GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR5
Storage type
—UFS 3.1

Display

Size
6.5 in6.6 in
Resolution
720 × 16001080 × 2340
Pixel density
269 ppi388 ppi
Refresh rates
90 Hzalso 60120 Hzalso 60
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,900 mAh4,905 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2 · 4.6 mm · OIS12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.54 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.13 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 1.64 mm
Front camera 1
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.29 mm
Front camera 2
5.7 MP2880 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm8.3 MP3472 × 2388 · f/2.2 · 3.29 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoYes
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 13Android 17
UI
One UI 5.1One UI 9.0
Released with
Android 11Android 15
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
20 sensors35 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy