Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

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Samsung Galaxy S8

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy S8
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Release date 2020, November 24 2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 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 5.8" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 83.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 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)
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 73
DxOMark Photo 71
DxOMark Video 75

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103760 231907
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158 361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691 1243
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1255
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 531
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158 340
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930 1454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1763
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8798
GeekBench 4 Battery 3410

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-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), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
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, 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 - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950

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