Screen size
Galaxy F126.5"
Galaxy M16Winner: 6.7"+3%
Quick verdict
Galaxy M16 leads the measured specs 15-2.
Measured wins
Galaxy F12
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Galaxy M16
15
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy F12
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Galaxy M16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy F12
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy M16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy F12
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Galaxy M16
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy F12
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Galaxy M16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
Galaxy F12
HSPA, LTE
Galaxy M16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
Galaxy F12
-
Galaxy M16
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Announced
Galaxy F12
2021, April 05
Galaxy M16
2025, February 27
Status
Galaxy F12
Available. Released 2021, April 12
Galaxy M16
Available. Released 2025, March 05
Dimensions
Galaxy F12
164 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm (6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 in)
Galaxy M16
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight
Galaxy F12
221 g (7.80 oz)
Galaxy M16
191 g (6.74 oz)
Build
Galaxy F12
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Galaxy M16
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Galaxy F12
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Galaxy M16
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Galaxy F12
-
Galaxy M16
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Type
Galaxy F12
PLS LCD, 90Hz
Galaxy M16
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size
Galaxy F12
6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy M16
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy F12
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Galaxy M16
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy F12
Corning Gorilla Glass
Galaxy M16
-
OS
Galaxy F12
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Galaxy M16
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset
Galaxy F12
Exynos 850 (8 nm)
Galaxy M16
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Galaxy F12
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Galaxy M16
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Galaxy F12
Mali-G52
Galaxy M16
Mali-G57 MC2
Card slot
Galaxy F12
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy M16
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Galaxy F12
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Galaxy M16
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Other
Galaxy F12
eMMC 5.1
Galaxy M16
-
Quad
Galaxy F12
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Galaxy M16
-
Features
Galaxy F12
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy M16
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
Galaxy F12
1080p@30fps
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Triple
Galaxy F12
-
Galaxy M16
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)
Single
Galaxy F12
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Galaxy M16
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features
Galaxy F12
HDR
Galaxy M16
-
Video
Galaxy F12
1080p@30fps
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Galaxy F12
Yes
Galaxy M16
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy F12
Yes
Galaxy M16
No
WLAN
Galaxy F12
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy M16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy F12
5.0, A2DP, LE
Galaxy M16
5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy F12
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Galaxy M16
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Galaxy F12
No
Galaxy M16
Yes
Radio
Galaxy F12
FM radio, recording
Galaxy M16
No
USB
Galaxy F12
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Galaxy M16
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy F12
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Galaxy M16
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy F12
Virtual proximity sensing
Galaxy M16
-
Type
Galaxy F12
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Galaxy M16
5000 mAh
Charging
Galaxy F12
15W wired
Galaxy M16
25W wired
Colors
Galaxy F12
Sea Green, Sky Blue, Celestial Black
Galaxy M16
Thunder Black, MInt Green, Blush Pink
Models
Galaxy F12
SM-F127G, SM-F127G/DS, SM-F127F, SM-F127F/DS
Galaxy M16
SM-M166P, SM-M166P/DS
SAR
Galaxy F12
1.19 W/kg (head)
Galaxy M16
1.08 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy F12
About 130 EUR
Galaxy M16
₹ 13,999
SAR EU
Galaxy F12
-
Galaxy M16
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)