Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs HTC Desire 12s Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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HTC Desire 12s

HTC Desire 12s

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) or HTC Desire 12s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) HTC Desire 12s
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Release date 2018, September 2018, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in 154.2 x 72.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.86 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors Black, blue, gold, pink Black, Silver, Red
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3075 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.7" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 83.8 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 74.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 282 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Triple 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 505
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 144819
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 974
GeekBench 4 Single Core 692
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2589

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 / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio To be confirmed
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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Versions
- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

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