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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A12
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4.3 out of 5
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3.7 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Windows 10Windows 10 MobileAndroid 10
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974MediaTek Cortex-A53
RAM memory3 GB3 GB2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 430Qualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR GE8320

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in6.0 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDIPS TFT
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi367.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.4"1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f2.4 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB128GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantyesnono
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.98 in6.41 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in3.09 in3.36 in2.98 in
Depth0.29 in0.28 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight6.63 oz5.82 oz7.37 oz7.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.14.0
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
Video outputManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-CNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle CastMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium Ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3340.0 mAh3400.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h288.0 h768.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h19.0 h27.0 h57.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
N/A
N/A

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