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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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4 stars
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37
4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 10
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950MediaTek Cortex-A53
RAM memory3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP4PowerVR GE8320

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.0 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi367.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRyesno
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.8"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesno
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in6.19 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in3.17 in2.98 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.35 in
Weight7.13 oz6.53 oz7.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.04.1
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
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
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh4000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h528.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h18.0 h57.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A

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