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Xiaomi Poco M5s vs Samsung Galaxy M12

46 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
VS
38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy M12
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Samsung Galaxy M12

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Poco M5s (with Mediatek Helio G95) that was released on September 5, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy M12, which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 1 year and 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (554K versus 255K)
  • Delivers 77% higher peak brightness (750 against 424 nits)
  • 51% higher pixel density (409 vs 270 PPI)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
  • The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M12
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 850
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Samsung Galaxy M12 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
89.1
(Very good)
Value Index
106.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M5s
vs
Galaxy M12

Display

Type AMOLED PLS TFT
Size 6.43 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 409 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 82%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 -
Display tests
RGB color space 91.8% 93.3%
PWM Not detected -
Response time 3 ms 39 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 926:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M5s +77%
750 nits
Galaxy M12
424 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 9.7 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 178.8 g (6.31 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Yellow Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M5s +2%
83.5%
Galaxy M12
82%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Samsung Galaxy M12
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Helio G95 Samsung Exynos 850
Max clock 2050 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (8)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 12 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MC4 Mali-G52
GPU shading units 96 16
GPU clock 900 MHz 1001 MHz
FLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS ~48 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M5s and Samsung Galaxy M12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M5s +38%
663
Galaxy M12
481
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M5s +14%
1739
Galaxy M12
1522
Single-core score 663 481
Multi-core score 1739 1522
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M5s +117%
554599
Galaxy M12
255386
CPU 205810 102962
GPU 56231 18064
Memory 128119 78853
UX 164139 55507
Total score 554599 255386
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 177 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 96%
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 421 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M5s +37%
8389
Galaxy M12
6113
Web score 6290 5973
Video editing 6017 5745
Photo editing 17761 9202
Data manipulation 6984 4789
Writing score 9390 5649
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M5s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu545793
📘 2026-04-16 -> mvrckmrcd_AnTuTu571063
📘 2026-03-01 (maniii)AnTuTu554599
📘 2026-01-26 (kulak22828)AnTuTu534895
📘 2025-10-31 (Nik)AnTuTu564836
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Samsung Galaxy M12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-10 (evgn)AnTuTu255386
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 One UI Core 5.0
OS size 16 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 08:56 hr
Watching video 14:15 hr 12:59 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 05:13 hr
Standby 122 hr 121 hr
General battery life
Poco M5s +5%
24:16 hr
Galaxy M12
23:12 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) No
Angle of widest lens 118° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV64B Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4208 x 3120 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor OmniVision OV13B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M5s +5%
81.8 dB
Galaxy M12
77.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced September 2022 November 2020
Release date September 2022 April 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $209 $180
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy M16 5G
SAR (head) - 0.54 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco M5s is definitely a better buy.

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