Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy A23
Released · Dec 21, 2020
Released · Mar 25, 2022
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches
164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g) 6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Technology
LCD TFT
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
85.80 % 83.02 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.4GHz Kryo 265 + 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 610
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB
Internal storage
64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10), Samsung One UI UI Android (12)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
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
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual 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 $ 250
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020 Mar 04, 2022

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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