Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€179

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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