Motorola Moto G4 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G4
Motorola Moto G4 Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Dec 21, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 4.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, 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, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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 Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, 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
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

Memory 16GB
With 32GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
With 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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