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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-29 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 400.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is a bit better than the TCL 10 5G UW's overall score of 73.5. Although the Galaxy A12 and TCL 10 5G UW were released only a few months apart, the Galaxy A12 is a little thinner and a bit lighter. Both devices in our current comparison use the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should give you very similar OS features.
The TCL 10 5G UW has a bit better processor than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 cores, the TCL 10 5G UW also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The TCL 10 5G UW counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a display of the same size, the TCL 10 5G UW also has a way higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a higher display pixels density.
The TCL 10 5G UW captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the TCL 10 5G UW also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. TCL 10 5G UW has a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has a little longer battery performance than TCL 10 5G UW, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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