Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced 2020, November 24 July 2021 August 2021
Status Coming Soon - January 2021 Coming Soon - July 2021 Coming Soon - August 2021
Price Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Charcoal Black, Arctic Blue Phantom Black, Green, Lavender, Cream, White, Pink, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
8.9 mm thick
(0.35 in thick)
Unfolded: 166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm
Folded: 86.4 x 72.2 x 15.9-17.1 mm
(Unfolded: 6.54 x 2.84 x 0.27 in
Folded: 3.4 x 2.84 x 0.63-0.67 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1 Core One UI 3.5
Processor Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU - Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 660
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type HD+ TFT display FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
420 nits (peak)
FHD+ Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1200 nits (peak)
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.5 inches 6.4 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2640 pixels (426 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.64% - 84.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Unspecified FM radio, RDS, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 11W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -