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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is slightly better than Galaxy A12, with an 81.7 score against 80.3. Although Samsung Galaxy S8 is older than the Galaxy A12, it's design is a lot lighter and thinner. The Galaxy S8 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater amount of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy A12 and Galaxy S8 count with quite similar CPUs, both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A12 has a bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for taking photographs or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a way more megapixels back camera.
Galaxy A12 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A12 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A12 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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