Performance
Under the hood, the Galaxy M12 is powered by the Exynos 850 chipset built on an 8 nm process, coupled with an octa-core processor consisting exclusively of Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. The inclusion of the Mali-G52 GPU caters to moderate gaming and graphics-intensive tasks without excessive battery drain. Operating on Android 11 with Samsung's One UI Core 3.1, the phone offers a clean, user-friendly interface. Its performance aligns well with expectations for a mid-range smartphone, allowing smooth multitasking.
The phone comes with varying internal storage options: 32GB with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM, 64GB with 4GB of RAM, and a more generous 128GB with 4GB of RAM. Storage is conveniently expandable via a dedicated microSDXC slot, accommodating additional apps, photos, and files, which adds to the device's versatility.