Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-16 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | LCD |
| 502 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is better than Samsung Galaxy A12, with a 93.6 score against 80.3. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is older than the Samsung Galaxy A12, it's body is a little lighter and somewhat thinner. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version, giving a lot of extra features and optimized performance.
Galaxy S10 5G features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels, a little bit bigger display and a much higher pixels quantity per screen inch. Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with just a little better battery life than Galaxy S10 5G, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A12's camera is very similar to the camera in Galaxy S10 5G, because although the Samsung Galaxy A12 has lower video frame rate and a lot tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photos or videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, it also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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