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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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37
4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 10Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Cortex-A53Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GE8320Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size6.5 in5.6 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1600 x 720 px2560 x 1600 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Pixel density
N/A
539.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution48.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Material
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.46 in5.96 in5.94 in
Width2.98 in3.24 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.33 in0.3 in
Weight7.23 oz6.14 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.2
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Data transmission
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium IonLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Talk time57.0 h18.0 h33.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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