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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 has a global score of 80.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus's global score of 79.8. Galaxy A12 is a newer cellphone than the Huawei P10 Plus, although it's incredibly thicker and heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei P10 Plus features a better display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560. Huawei P10 Plus features a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A12 has a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A12 features superior battery duration than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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