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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A12 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy A12 is a heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, but both are equally thin.
The Galaxy S5 Active features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy S5 Active has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher screen density and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Galaxy A12 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. Galaxy A12 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A12 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A12 also has a back camera with way more MP.
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