BLU Vivo 5R vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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BLU Vivo 5R Samsung Galaxy A12
3150 mAh
5000 mAh
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
Released · Dec 21, 2020
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Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
154.5 x 75.6 x 8.15 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.68 oz (161.0 g) 7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
LCD
Screen-to-body
71.34 % 85.80 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6753 (28 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP3 PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 64 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3150 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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