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Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy S9
Launch
Release Date
Dec, 2020 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
NA
Dimensions
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4 mm
Weight
205 g 163 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Color Options
Black, White, Blue, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
PLS IPS Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.5 inches
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5.8 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~264 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~568 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,5000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W - Fast battery charging, Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4 x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
3-6GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 64GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
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)
12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

Phase detection, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP mage recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)
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: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE...
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
VoLTE Support Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 216 USD $800
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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