Nokia 3.1 C vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 3.1 C	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Jun 14, 2019	Released · Dec 21, 2020
5.5-inch · 1440x720px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
2990 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2019	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$70	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches 152.7 x 71.9 x 9.4 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.5 oz / 156.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.85% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
2990 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

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Full Specs
Nokia 3.1 C 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
Radio
FM

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 12, 2019 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA1140	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 3.41 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