Nokia C12 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Nokia C12
Nokia
C12
Samsung Galaxy S23
Samsung
Galaxy S23

At a glance

Brand
Nokia
Samsung
Release date
January 2023, 3 years 5 months ago
February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
115.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices
1.752.375 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices

Display

Size
6.3"
6.1"
Resolution
720 x 1600 px HD+
1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
422 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hole-punch Notch, 48-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Peak brightness - 1750 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 3000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Qualcomm Adreno 740
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Sensor
Samsung GN5
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.57"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
12 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Samsung S5K3LU

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh
3900 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 5.0W
Yes , 25.0W
Features
Removable
Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
10W wireless (Qi/PMA), 4.5W reverse wireless

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
74.3 mm 160.6 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
70.9 mm 146.3 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
177 g
168 g
Materials
Plastic
Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors
Blue Green Cyan
Black White Pink Gray Purple Green Beige Lime
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP68
Usable surface
80 %
88 %

Software

Operating system
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC, SBC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a)
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Compass
Yes
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers

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