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| Global Score | |
| 89 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-15 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Just black and Sorta sage | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 548.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 430 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4080mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 5 has an overall score of 89, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A12's general score of 80.3. Google Pixel 5's construction is much lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A12, even though they were released only 2 months apart. The Google Pixel 5 features a better looking screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch.
Google Pixel 5 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A12 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Google Pixel 5, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy A12 features better battery life than Google Pixel 5, because it has a 23 percent more battery capacity. Galaxy A12 and Google Pixel 5 have really similar cameras, because although the Galaxy A12 has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
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