Samsung Galaxy A22 vs Apple iPhone 12 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A22

Samsung Galaxy A22

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Apple iPhone 12

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Samsung Galaxy A22 or Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A22 Apple iPhone 12
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2021, June 03 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.9 in 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in
Weight 186 g | 6.56 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Colors Black, White, Mint, Violet Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2815 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Approximate price 200 EUR 880 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inc 6.1" inc
Screen area 98.9 cm2 90.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 86.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1170 x 2532 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 274 PPI 460 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 90Hz
-600 nits (HDR)
- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-625 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 122
DxOMark Photo 132
DxOMark Video 112
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI Core 3.1 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz & 6x1.8 GHz) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1070567
Antutu 10 CPU 281737
Antutu 10 GPU 326234
Antutu 10 Mem 170150
Antutu 10 UX 281737
Antutu 9 Total 230145
Antutu 8 Total 200214 598478
GeekBench 6 Single Core 381 1998
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1267 4418
GeekBench 6 Metal 15923
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345 1580
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1278 3920

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others

Other features

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

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A22 4G

- Versions: A2399 (International); A2176 (USA); A2398 (Canada, Japan); A2400 (China); A2399 (Hong Kong)

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