Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$829	$190

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 159.7 x 74.0 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.74% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Yes	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2009	930
GeekBench 6 Multi
4369	1960
3D Mark High
2347	635
3D Mark Low
1801	632

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Battery

Type
2815 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 26min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal sotorage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

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