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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-12-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A12 is slightly better than iPhone SE, getting an 80.3 score against 75.7. The Samsung Galaxy A12 design is notably newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than iPhone SE. Apple iPhone SE features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a way worse resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a bit better processing power than iPhone SE, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. Galaxy A12 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone SE, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy A12 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A12 also has a bigger aperture and a lot higher resolution back camera. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 1624mAh.
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