Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)
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Release date 2020, November 24 2018, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.85 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Gold, Blue, Pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology PLS IPS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 66.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 8 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)
-8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90 65
DxOMark Photo 96 64
DxOMark Video 80 65
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 308
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 2 GB RAM (India only)

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103760
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930
GeekBench 4 Single Core 659
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1860

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Asia, Russia 
LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.51 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: J250F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018), Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Pro

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