Realme recently announced a new smartphone in the Nepal market aiming to compete with the entry-level smartphone. But in Nepal, they’re a lot of brands with various smartphones competing in this market a few of the popular brands are Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and more. In this article, we can find a comparison between Realme C31 and Samsung Galaxy M12 with in-depth specifications and features. Moreover, we will see how the recently announced Realme C31 stands against the Samsung Galaxy M12.
Realme C31 vs Samsung galaxy M12 Specification
| Realme C31 | Samsung Galaxy M12 | |
| Display | 6.5 inches IPS LCD | 6.5 inches PLS LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz | 90Hz |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Main camera | 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 0.3 MP, f/2.8, (depth) Recording: 1080p@30fps | 48 MP, f/2.0 (Main) 8 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4 (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4 (depth) Recording:1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | 5 MP Recording: 720p@30fps | 8 MP Recording:1080p@30fps |
| Processor | Unisoc Tiger T612 (12 nm) Octa-core processor | Exynos 850 (8nm) Octa-core processor |
| Operating system | Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 | Android 11, One UI 3.1 |
| Storage | 4GB RAM 64GB ROM | 4GBRAM (LPDDR4X) 64GB (eMMC 5.1) |
| Battery | 5000mAh | 6000mAh |
| Price | NPR 17,799 | NPR 18,999 |
Realme C31 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Comparison
Display
At first, coming to the display, we can find both of the smartphones feature the same 6.5 inches screen but both displays are completely different when it comes to the panel used in the device. Talking about the Realme C31 it uses an IPS LCD while the Samsung galaxy M12 has a PLS LCD screen. The PLS panel usually offers higher brightness and a better viewing angle though higher-end IPS panels have significantly better image quality.
Whereas the Samsung Galaxy M12 features a 90Hz refresh rate display while we can find the Realme C31 only gets a 60hz refresh rate display on smartphones.
Camera
Moving on to the camera on smartphones we can find a Quad camera setup in Samsung’s M12 smartphone with a main 48MP f/2.0 wide camera sensor. While the secondary lens features 5MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 2MP f/2.4 macro, and 2MP depth sensor.
Furthermore, the Realme C31 has a triple camera setup. With only a 13MP main camera featuring an f/2.2 (wide) sensor which is comparatively lower than the Samsung Galaxy M12 48MP camera. Whereas the secondary lens of the Realme C31 features a 2MP Marco camera and 0.3 MP depth camera which is also significantly less than its competitor featuring a 5MP depth camera. Moreover, both of the devices’ camera records 1080P video at 30 frames per second.
One to the front of the Realme C31 features a 5 MP wide camera whereas again the Samsung Galaxy M12 features a larger 8MP camera sensor.
Processor
Furthermore now talking about the chipset used in the devices we can find a Unisoc Tiger T612 chipset used in the Realme C31 while we get a completely different Exynos 850 chipset used by Samsung galaxy M12. As the Samsung M12 Exynos 850 chipsets are built under an 8nm architecture it is comparative power efficiency to the Unisoc Tiger T612 (12nm)chipset.
Benchmark tests result online basically show the Exynos 850 chipset better in performance with a higher score and higher speed than the Unisoc tiger T612 chipset used in the Realme C31. Thought a thing to note is that the Unisoc tiger T612 is a great Chipset and is capable of handling games with no frame drops.
Battery and Other features
At last, comparing the battery capacity of the two devices the Realme C31 get a small battery capacity of 5000mAh compared to the huge 6000mAh battery in the Samsung galaxy M12.
Additionally, the Samsung Galaxy M12 supports 15W fast charging while we don’t have any fast charging rating on the Realme C31. Moreover, both devices feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 5.0, and a single loudspeaker.
Realme C31 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 price in Nepal
Realme just recently launched the Realme C31 in Nepal with only a single variant and it is priced at NPR 17,799 for 4GB RAM+ 64GB. Whereas the Samsung Galaxy M12 is priced at NPR 18,999 in Nepal for the 4GB RAM+ 64GB variant moreover Samsung also offers 6GB+128GB for Nepal.
