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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is way better than Galaxy A12, getting a 97.6 score against 80.3. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Fold has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version. Although Galaxy Fold is older and heavier than the Galaxy A12, it's construction is still noticeably thinner.
Samsung Galaxy Fold has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A12, because it has a higher pixel quantity per inch of display, a quite larger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2152px. Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy Fold's camera is just as good as the Galaxy A12 one, because although the Galaxy Fold has a much worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a much larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments and a lot higher (4K) video definition. The Galaxy Fold has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A12, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because it has a 14% bigger battery size.
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