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Samsung Galaxy A12 Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Launch
Release Date
Dec, 2020 Sep, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 IOS 11 up to 16
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
205 g 202 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black, White, Blue, Red Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Display Specifications
Technology
PLS IPS Retina IPS LCD
Size
6.5 inches
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5.5 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~264 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
NA Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA 625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 2691 mAh (10.28 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
3-6GB RAM 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 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)
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080 @30/60/120/240fps Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
VoLTE Support NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 216 USD $939
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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