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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A12
Editiorial reviews
21
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
45 %
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3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
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4 editorial reviews
The Galaxy A12 brings more than a facelift to Samsung's affordable range. Find out what changed in our Samsung Galaxy A12 review.Read more
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
3 %
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3 %
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
15 %
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4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.1Android 8.1Android 10
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.4 GHz2.36 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Cortex-A53
RAM memory3 GB1 GB6 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G72 MP12PowerVR GE8320

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.3 in6.1 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 2240 px1600 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
AMOLED
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi342.0 ppi408.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
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
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/1.7"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
20.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/1.6F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
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
960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
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 Mpx1.6 Mpx24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.0F/2.2
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.96 in6.1 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.56 in2.91 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.35 in0.31 in0.35 in
Weight7.13 oz4.37 oz6.35 oz7.23 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.04.04.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
  • 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
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h432.0 h421.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h14.0 h22.0 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
Huawei SuperCharge
N/A

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