Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy A12 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Released · Dec 21, 2020
Released · Feb 25, 2022
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.8-inch · 3088x1440px
Quad camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
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
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump)
163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g) 8.08 oz (229.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch 6.8-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Technology
LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.80 % 89.72 %
Peak brightness
1750 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 730
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 8GB (LPDDR5)
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 (14, 13, 12), One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 24min
Browsing
13h 17min
Video
7h 27min
Gaming
7h 15min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.33"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
10 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.52"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
10 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 10.0x
Aperture size: F4.9
Focal Length: 230 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.52"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP 40 MP (PDAF), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

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)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, Barometer
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 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)
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 + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022
FCC ID value: A3LSMS908U
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: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.98 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179 $ 1200 / € 1249
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool UBS-C cable, User manual, SIM eject tool

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020 Feb 09, 2022

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 1299 / € 1349
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1399 / € 1449
With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 1024GB
MSRP $ 1599 / € 1649
International
System chip Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A510
GPU Xclipse 920
Weight 8.04 oz (228.0 g)
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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