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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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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
The Samsung Galaxy A12 is an entry-level phone with a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC. Find out what you need to know before buying it here.Read more
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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4.0 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 10Google AndroidAndroid 8.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 9611Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelPowerVR GE8320
N/A
ARM Mali-T830Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB3 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size6.5 in6.5 in5.6 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1600 x 720 px2400 x 1080 px720 x 1480 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density
N/A
408.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution48.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)F/2.4F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/1.7"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0F/1.9
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
128 GB32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.46 in6.24 in5.9 in5.6 in
Width2.98 in2.9 in2.79 in2.8 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight7.23 oz6.07 oz5.71 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
5.0 LE4.24.1
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Data transmission
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium IonLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time57.0 h32.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
noyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
330.0 h

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