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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, getting a global score of 80.3 against 79.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy A12 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A30s has Android 11 version. Galaxy A12's design is newer, but heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy A30s.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a quite bigger screen, a just a bit higher pixels density and a quite better resolution of 720 x 1600px. Samsung Galaxy A30s has a slightly better memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A12 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Galaxy A12 counts with better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a 25% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot higher resolution camera.
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