Samsung Galaxy M12 Smartphone Dual SIM Android Mobile Phone Black [Amazon Exclusive] (UK Version)

I bought this phone because I needed a SIM free smartphone after years of using PAYG mobiles just to perform the basics such as receiving voice calls. I did literally compare many manufacturers' phones such as Google, Apple, Nokia, Sony, LG, Motorola.....the list goes on, trying to determine exactly why some were £1,000+ and some were £100-£200, £200-£300 etc. and everything in between. So obviously it all came down to the high end must have latest phones, whether 5G was supported, camera resolutions, larger memory for apps and processor speed which made up the main differences between the price bands. I decided what I did and didn't want to pay for in terms of features that I'd make use of and started comparing all the phones with at least a 48MP camera and decent 5000mAh battery sizes and ended up comparing the Samsung A12 and M12 and concluded after visiting many comparison sites that the M12 was a slightly later model having been released a few months after the A12 with different CPU(s) and GPU. So my search coincided with Black Friday, and following the link of "where to buy" from the Samsung website, ended up with a decent discount paying £99 in the end for the 64Gb version, so it's worth waiting for those sales unless you're in a rush. So the phone is everything I'd hoped for, its responsive, has decent security features as it lets you put a PIN number on the sim card also, and for the purposes of this review I can say that it can play YouTube videos in 1080p 60 fps and videos from the BBC News App without stuttering. Gmail, Google maps (with streetview) moves along at the same rate as a desktop computer does, WhatsApp, banking apps, shopping apps all run fine without incident as expected. I'm not going to be playing any mobile games or anything like that on it as I have a 10 inch tablet and desktop PC for that kind of use, so can't comment upon that capability, but didn't find anything that taxed it at all in the list above. I've not used either the facial recognition or fingerprint reader to unlock the phone as I'd rather use the PIN code feature, but it does come with the ability to recognise secure locations i.e. your home, such that once unlocked for the day, a simple swipe will get it off of standby without requiring the PIN to be reentered, which is useful. It has the ability to specify whether apps use wi-fi only or data from the SIM card's tariff. I'm not sure if that is a general Android feature or a Samsung one, but it's useful nonetheless, as why use your mobile data limit when you're at home within range of your own wi-fi network? which is probably on an "unlimited" data tariff, allowing you to call or whatsApp someone without using any mobile tariff data limit which can then be used when away from home. It comes with an approx 32 inch long USB charging cable + plug, although I just charge it from the computer via that USB cable, and also a hands free ear buds type connector. I guess not so long ago, this phone was the top of the range £1,000+ must have phone, so buyers just have to decide what features they're willing to pay for and how much those features are worth to them, be it for status purposes or because they're on their phones literally 6 hours+ per day, recording, taking high res selfies ;-) and doing all sorts of things that the latest phones excel at. Personally, I work in IT and use a computer all day long for software development, such that its worth my while spending many thousands of pounds on a high end computer with the latest CPU and GPU as it saves me time, is pleasant to use, lets me do more things, and I know I'll be making use of all that tech that the money has bought, however with a phone, that is not the case for me, I just need the functionality I've listed above. Having said that this phone has actually exceeded my expectations in that it does everything I require with no stuttering, slowdown or any irritating features or issues, such that I can recommend it.

My old Cubot phone screen was going caput, saw this Samsung this is my first Samsung Galaxy, once you take of the software that you don't use it's fantastic phone for the price and features, the battery lasts ages, the screen resolution is good and one of the best features is the power button which doubles up as a finger print reader, once you log on for the day with your pass word, one touch of the fingerprint reader unlocks the phone instantly, the only fiddly thing was installing the nano sim and the SD card I installed a 128Gb micro SD card, + apparently you will get 3 years software updates. Great phone for the price and a named brand Samsung Oh and mine came with a pair of headphones

Seems a lot better than my last Samsung A10 never like that phone, however, this one I felt comfortable with from the start. Nice clear screen. BUT like most mobiles too full of pre installed apps I won't ever use. I am not too sure about battery use yet as it's early days, but no mobile battery last as long as expected, or would like. All in all happy with phone so far.

Great phone for the money hasn't let me down once in 4 months so far and the battery works for 2 days ... Great ;) Only caution be careful of the courier as mine tried to nick mine on delivery by giving me the box with the cover I bought at the same time (from Amazon) and asked for the security code Amazon gave me for the phone ( so scanned the phone for the code then gave me something else ) then nearly drove away before I noticed he had tried to rob me ... Be careful and check item is what your handing a delivery code over for ..

Great budget phone, the large battery makes it quite heavy. Screenresolution isn't great, but good enough. The fingerprint reader is on the right side and works fine. Great camera for the money. Built-in speaker is poor. Large phone.

Good battery, but not so great for photos.

Great budget phone for the price. I use this as a second/spare phone and for the price, it’s a great phone. Screen quality is good. Slightly longer and heavier than my iPhone XS Max.

Bought this mobile for my son for Christmas of 2021. He loved it, good camera, can surf the next, play his games. Fantastic. Got him a screen protector and a nice case and he really looked after it. So less than a year after purchase it suddenly develops a fault. The power button on the side of the phone won't turn the phone screen on and bring it out of standby. I take it to a local phone shop, yes we can sort this out for you no problem, the button contact isn't working correctly and just needs changing, how long have you had the phone? Less than 12 months. Oh in that case it will still be under warranty you can send it back to and get it repair. Great idea, log into my Amazon account, print off the paper work and off it goes. Fingers crossed my little boy will have his phone back in a few weeks and will be happy again. 2 weeks go by, I get and email from Amazon Repair, one of the engineers has assessed the damaged devise and found "Physical damage to the display" and this is not covered by the manufacturers warranty. They are still able to repair it however it will cost me £85.34 for the pleasure. Now I work in the communications industry for one of the biggest mobile companies in the UK so know a bit about phones, there isn't a mark on the screen, not scratch or crack anywhere. When you plug the phone in the screen comes on and you just need to swipe to unlock so it is all working fine so I don't know where they got this information from. I informed my friend at the phone shop and he laughed and said get it returned and I'll fix the switch (a common problem with phones) for £15. Something sound fishy here, so have requested the phone back and will get them to sort it. Thought I'd share this experience with you before buy a phone from Amazon, because if anything goes wrong, they suddenly find issue that weren't there to start with.

Sono molto contento di aver acquistato questo smartphone, è stato davvero un ottimo acquisto, dal prezzo modesto e fluido nell'utilizzo.

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Eigentlich sehr zufrieden. Ziemlich schwer das Gerät.

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