Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy S8+
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 2020, November 24
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM 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 only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 certified - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] -
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.2 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.31% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, 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 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 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) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -