Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21

Samsung Galaxy A21

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Samsung Galaxy A21 or Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy A12
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Release date 2020, April 8 2020, November 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.02 in 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 205 g | 7.23 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Black Black, White, Blue, Red
Battery 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.3% 82.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 270 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (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, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 10
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 102874 103760
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193 158
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975 930
GeekBench 4 Single Core 740
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4039

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 only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
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, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast charging 15W

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