Samsung Galaxy M12 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy M12 and Honor Magic5 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy M12 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-M127F/DSN -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 164 mm 162.9 mm Samsung Galaxy M12 has greater height than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Width 75.9 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Depth 9.7 mm 8.77 mm Honor Magic5 Pro is narrower than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Weight 214 g 219 g Samsung Galaxy M12 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Body Colour Black | Green Midnight black | Meadow green
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.388 W/kg (body), 1.83 W/kg (limb), 0.539 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology PLS TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1600 x 720 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Display Format HD+ -
Pixel Density - 461 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Infinity V Display, Dark mode Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy M12.
User Memory 48.1 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 10x 100x Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Special Effects Bokeh effect Live Filters
Camera Modes Portrait mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) 122 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy M12 has larger second camera lens field of view than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/3.0 Samsung Galaxy M12 has better third camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 30 cm
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera Telephoto
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy M12 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Bokeh effect Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture, 3D facial detection Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy M12.
Fast Charging Technology Adaptive Fast Charging - Samsung Galaxy M12 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time 2940 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (LTE): up to 20 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 20 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 92 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2940 min
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System - Android 13
User Interface One UI MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Samsung KNOX, Virtual Light Sensing, Virtual Proximity Sensing Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy M12 Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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