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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a general score of 80.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Sport's general score of 77.8. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A12 has an older 10 version and Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2. The Samsung Galaxy A12 construction has the same thickness than Galaxy S5 Sport, but it's way heavier.
Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A12, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much greater pixels amount per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A12 captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A12 features a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy A12 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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