Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€179	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	17.57 oz (498.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
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	Nano SIM, eSIM

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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs
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