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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
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
0 %
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4 editorial reviews
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Samsung Galaxy A12 (2020) (Mobile Phone): 1.7 out of 5 stars from 26 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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1 editorial reviews
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
33
4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
6 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek Cortex-A53MediaTek MT6757
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR GE8320
N/A

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
401.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx23.0 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 adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
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 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/2.0
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.46 in6.1 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.95 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight6.63 oz7.23 oz6.7 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

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
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
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
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Ion
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3430.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time21.0 h57.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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