Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Huawei Mate 8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Huawei Mate 8

Huawei Mate 8

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Samsung Galaxy A12 or Huawei Mate 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A12 Huawei Mate 8
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Release date 2020, November 24 2015, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 3.17 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 185 g | 6.53 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 528 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 98 h
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Screen

Technology PLS IPS IPS-NEO LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 98.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.1% 78.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 368 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 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)
-16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
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/2.4, 26mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L29
64 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103760
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158 363
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691 1131
GeekBench 5 Single Core 158 339
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 930 1273
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5282
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3812

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM - NXT-L09Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - NXT-L29
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 (optional)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L29 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L09
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.46 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging: 37% in 30 min
Versions
- Also known as Huawei Ascend Mate8

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