Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Apple iPhone 6s Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Apple iPhone 6s

Apple iPhone 6s

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Apple iPhone 6s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Apple iPhone 6s
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Release date 2020, November 24 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 1715 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology PLS IPS LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 65.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 3D Touch
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 228366
Antutu 10 CPU 68936
Antutu 10 GPU 69446
Antutu 10 Mem 38435
Antutu 10 UX 68936
Antutu 8 Total 103760 172030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158 601
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691 857
GeekBench 6 Metal 2787
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158 531
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930 971
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2273
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3928
GeekBench 4 Battery 1488

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Reviews and Opinions on Samsung Galaxy A12 and Apple iPhone 6s

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Rey
2022-04-17 17:29:01
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Between iphone 6s and Samsung A12 ,which one is good.