Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy A03

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 2020, November 24 November 2021
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2021 Available - January 2022
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm
(6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM 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 only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.20 W/kg (head)
1.35 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10 Android 11
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
Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz & 6x1.6 GHz)
GPU Adreno 540 - -
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ TFT display HD+ PLS TFT
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 83.64% 81.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP 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
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 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 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate 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
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -