Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A12	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Dec 21, 2020	Released · Jan 13, 2022
6.5-inch · 1600x720px	10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Quad camera	Single camera
4GB · 64GB	3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh	7040 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€179

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	8 MP (Autofocus)
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
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
8 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share

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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
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

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

With LTE


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/128GB

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