Samsung has launched two new budget phones in the Philippines, the Galaxy M12 and M02.
Both the Samsung Galaxy M12 and M02 have large 6.5-inch screens and generous 5,000mAh batteries. And being members of the budget-oriented Galaxy M series, they may be online-exclusive releases. Sales start at the Lazada 6.6 mid-year sale this June 6.

Obviously, the Galaxy M12 is the fancier of the two with a price of Php7,490, while the Galaxy M02 will be available in the Philippines for Php4,490.
This is why the Galaxy M12 has a more powerful, albeit unnamed, 2.0GHz octa-core processor (versus quad-core) and a quad-camera setup (versus dual cameras) with a much charger 48-megapixel main shooter. You can check their full specs lists below.

Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs
- Android 11, One UI 3.1
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.5-inch HD+ TFT LCD display, 1600 x 720 pixel resolution, 269ppi
- 2.0GHz octa-core processor
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 1TB
- 8-megapixel front camera
- 48-megapixel (f/2.0) + 5-megapixel (ultra-wide, f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, macro) + 2-megapixel (depth sensor) rear cameras
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- Headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 5.0
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 164 x 75.9 x 9.7mm
- Weight: 221g
- Colors: Black, Blue, Green
- 5,000mAh non-removable battery, 15W charging

Samsung Galaxy M02 Specs
- Android 11, One UI 3.1
- 6.5-inch HD+ TFT LCD display, 1600 x 720 pixel resolution, 269ppi
- 1.5GHz quad-core processor
- 2GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 1TB
- 5-megapixel front camera
- 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- No fingerprint scanner
- Headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 5.0
- GPS, GLONASS
- microUSB
- Dimensions: 164 x 75.9 x 9.1mm
- Weight: 206g
- Colors: Red, Blue, Grey, Black
- 5,000mAh non-removable battery