Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A20s vs Samsung Galaxy A12

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2017 September 2019 2020, November 24
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Green, Black, Red Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
163.3 x 77.5 x 8 mm
(6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - One UI -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 506 -
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.6 inches 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 79.72% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
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 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 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 microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -