Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A12	Apple iPhone 13
Released · Dec 21, 2020	Released · Sep 24, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px	6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Quad camera	Dual camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	3227 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
85.80 %	87.24 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

13h 43min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

7h 28min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4"
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)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179	$ 799 / € 939
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1099

International


5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

Links

Full specifications
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