Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A52 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 2021, March 17 December 2022
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26 Available - January 2023
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Black, Blue, Mint, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.65 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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 (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 12
User Interface - One UI 3.0 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.5 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 720 x 1650 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 84.90% 82.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 50 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 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
2 MP (depth)
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -