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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A12
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4 editorial reviews
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 2.1Android 7.1Android 10
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.0 GHz2.45 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-coreSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998MediaTek Cortex-A53
RAM memory3 GB512 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 540PowerVR GE8320

Display

Screen size5.5 in3.7 in5.5 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px1600 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi252.0 ppi534.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRyesnono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/1.7"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 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 adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
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 °

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
128 MB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB2GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticGlass
N/A
Water resistantyesnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.69 in6.06 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.36 in2.99 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.47 in0.31 in0.35 in
Weight7.13 oz4.59 oz5.96 oz7.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.02.1 EDR4.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesnoyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 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
N/A
HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPSGLONASS
  • 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
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesnoyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh1400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h360.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h6.5 h24.5 h57.0 h
Fast chargingyesnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesnono
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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