Nokia 5.4 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.4

Nokia 5.4

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Nokia 5.4 or Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.4 Samsung Galaxy A12
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Release date 2020, December 15 2020, November 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161 x 76 x 8.7 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 2.99 in 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 205 g | 7.23 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Polar Night, Dusk Black, White, Blue, Red
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 220 EUR $ 170
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16М 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6.5" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.9% 82.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1560 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 270 PPI
Other specs - 400 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, 13mm (ultrawide)
-2 MP, (macro)
-2 MP, (depth)
-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)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 196348
Antutu 8 Total 103760
GeekBench 6 Single Core 325 158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1050 691
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285
GeekBench 5 Single Core 300 158
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1278 930

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - International 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NA, LATAM
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
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, 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, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Other extras
- Charging 10W

- Fast charging 15W

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