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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 525 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 |
| 9.35 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is slightly better than Samsung W2017, with a general score of 80.3 against 73.2. The Galaxy A12 is a a bit lighter and noticeably thinner phone than Samsung W2017. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A12 has 10 version and Samsung W2017 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Galaxy A12 features a bit better processor than Samsung W2017, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A12 also has a higher number of cores. The Samsung W2017 features a brighter screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater pixels amount per inch of display.
The Galaxy A12 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung W2017, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A12 has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung W2017, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features just a bit better camera than Samsung W2017, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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