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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A12

    3.07 in
    6.24 in
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
      2.98 in
      6.46 in
      Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy A12
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      21
      4.0 out of 5
      11 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		45 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      4
      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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      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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      User rating
      35
      4.1 out of 5
      35 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		37 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      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 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10
      CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
      CPU cores6-core8-core
      CPU modelApple A11 BionicMediaTek Cortex-A53
      RAM memory3 GB
      • 2 GB
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      • 6 GB

      Display

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Screen size5.5 in6.5 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1600 x 720 px
      Technology
      • IPS TFT
      • Retina HD display with IPS technology
      • PLS TFT
      • TFT

      Rear camera

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
      Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
      Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.2
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic

      Front camera

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2

      Storage

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB

      Design

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Red
      • Silver
      • Space grey
      • White
      • Blue
      • White

      Dimensions

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Height6.24 in6.46 in
      Width3.07 in2.98 in
      Depth0.3 in0.35 in
      Weight7.13 oz7.23 oz

      Sensors

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIM
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • HFP
      • HSP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • HID
      • SAP
      • PBAP
      • MAP
      • HOGP

      Cellular

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Data transmission
      • DC-HSDPA
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • LTE Advanced
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      • FDD-LTE
      • HSPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • Galileo
      • QZSS
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo

      Battery

      Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A12Samsung Galaxy A12
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium Ion
      Battery capacity2670.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
      Talk time21.0 h57.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with Apple iPhone 8 Plus

              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy Note 8
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              SamsungGalaxy Note 8
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 8
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              AppleiPhone 8
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone SE
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              AppleiPhone SE
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Huawei P20 Pro
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              HuaweiP20 Pro
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy Note8
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              SamsungGalaxy Note8
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy A12
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 7 Plus
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              AppleiPhone 7 Plus
              Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy S9
              AppleiPhone 8 Plus
              SamsungGalaxy S9

              Often compared with Samsung Galaxy A12

              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy A21s / 3 GB / 32 GB
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy A10
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy A10
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy A51
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy A51
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy J6
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy J6
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy A50
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy A50
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy M12
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy M12
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 11
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              AppleiPhone 11
              Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy A70
              SamsungGalaxy A12
              SamsungGalaxy A70