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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
15
4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4 editorial reviews
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11
4.4 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
26 %
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4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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2 %
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3.9 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek Cortex-A53
N/A
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
2 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR GE8320
N/A

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
401.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A

Front camera

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Black
MaterialAluminum
N/A
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes

Cellular

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

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