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| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | LCD |
| 566 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 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 Galaxy S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is better than Galaxy A12's overall score of 80.3. These devices use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S20 has newer 13 version and Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version. Despite of the fact that Galaxy S20 is older than Galaxy A12, it's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner.
Galaxy S20 features a much sharper display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 and a lot higher number of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S20 counts with a greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy S20 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A12, because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and a way higher video quality.
Galaxy A12 counts with better battery life than Galaxy S20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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