Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
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Release date 2020, November 24 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.04 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 198 g | 6.98 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Prism White, Black, Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology PLS IPS Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.7" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 112.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 89.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 502 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Quad
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/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-TOF camera
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 90 116
DxOMark Photo 96 124
DxOMark Video 80 100
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 10 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
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Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 97
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 90

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103760 395326
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158 762
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930 2150

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - USA
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 24(1600), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - China
-5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0)
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: SM-G977N (China); SM-G977U (USA)

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