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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 10
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.84 GHz2.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicApple A9 APL0898Qualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Cortex-A53
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 530PowerVR GE8320

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.0 in5.2 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1136 x 640 px2560 x 1440 px1600 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Super LCD 5
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi326.0 ppi564.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
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 Mpx1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4F/1.8F/2.2
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
2GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Carbon grey
  • Blue
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Metal
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.87 in5.74 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.31 in2.83 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.35 in0.35 in
Weight7.13 oz3.99 oz5.68 oz7.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.04.24.2
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
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
LightningUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Video outputNoManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
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
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium Ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh1642.0 mAh3000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h240.0 h456.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h14.0 h27.0 h57.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging yes
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A

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