Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge or Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S7 edge	Samsung Galaxy A12
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2016, February	2020, November 24
Dimensions (HxWxD)	150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm \| 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.86 in	164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm \| 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in
Weight	157 g \| 5.54 oz	205 g \| 7.23 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red
Battery	3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 27 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h
Approximate price	400 EUR	$ 170
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	PLS IPS
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.5" in	6.5" in
Screen area	83.4 cm²	102.0 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	76.1%	82.1%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2560 px	720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	534 PPI	270 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Single	48 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF	-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, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score	89	90
DxOMark Photo	91	96
DxOMark Video	86	80
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	8 MP, Single
Specifications	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm	8 MP, f/2.2
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video		1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI	Android 10
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8	- Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
CPU	- Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 -Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8	- Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8	PowerVR GE8320
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	184713	103760
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	257	158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	639	691
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	527
GeekBench 5 Single Core	252	158
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	723	930
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1456
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	3744
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	4571
GeekBench 4 Battery	2782

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD	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 - G935FD, G9350 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350 -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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935F, G935FD 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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G9350 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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935W8	-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-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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	Yes (market/region dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)	SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No	FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Other extras	- ANT+ - -S-Voice 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)	- Fast charging 15W
Versions	- Versions: G935F (Global); G935FD (Southeast Asia, India); G9350 (Hong Kong); G935W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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