Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Xiaomi Black Shark Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Xiaomi Black Shark

Xiaomi Black Shark

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Xiaomi Black Shark Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Xiaomi Black Shark
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Release date 2020, November 24 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 161.6 x 75.4 x 9.3 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.97 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Gray, Royal Blue (128/8GB only)
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology PLS IPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.99" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 76.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 403 PPI
Other specs - Always-on display
-97% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
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/1.8, 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 20 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 630
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103760 355979
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158 442
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691 1577
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158 434
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930 1861
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2392
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8368
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13220

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (3CA)
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, WiFi 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

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