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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Galaxy A12 is a much newer device than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it is a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Galaxy A12 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh. Galaxy A12 features a superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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