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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A12 has a score of 80.3, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s global score of 71.9. Samsung Galaxy A12's design is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy A12 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A12 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot higher amount of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A12 captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy A12 has a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy A12 counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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