Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A12 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, having a global score of 80.3 against 75.3. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A12 has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Although it's the best in this review, Galaxy A12's design is thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920. Galaxy A12 features just a little better performance than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A12 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a 52% more battery capacity.
Galaxy A12 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking photos or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution.
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