LG Spree vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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LG Spree	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Mar 11, 2016	Released · Dec 21, 2020
4.5-inch · 854x480px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
1GB · 8GB	4GB · 64GB
1940 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.19 x 2.63 x 0.35 inches 131.8 x 66.8 x 8.9 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
4.23 oz / 120.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 63.37% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	LCD
Resolution
854x480px, 218 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 210 8909	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 304	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
1GB/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
1940 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus)	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
720p Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Full Specs
LG Spree Specs

Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 28, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFK120F	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 0.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.11 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB