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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A12 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 80.3 score against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A12's construction is way newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it is just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a much better display density.
The Galaxy A12 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy A12 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a way better resolution camera.
The Galaxy A12 counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A12 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A12 has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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