Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Apple iPhone 12
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Samsung Galaxy A12
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2020 2020, November 24
Status Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE (unspecified)
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 -
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 10
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] -
RAM N/A 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 17 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - -