Samsung Galaxy A12 vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A12	OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Released · Dec 21, 2020	Released · Jul 29, 2021
6.5-inch	6.4-inch
Quad camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches 158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
LCD	AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
85.80 %	85.82 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 3000 MHz Cortex-A78
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G77 MC9
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10), Samsung One UI UI	Android (11), OxygenOS 11.3 UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 13min

Video

9h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP Aperture size: F2.5
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP	32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Jul 22, 2021

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB

With 128GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs	OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs
PhoneArena Review
	OnePlus Nord 2 5G Review