Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A12 Xiaomi 12
Released · Dec 21, 2020
Released · Dec 31, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020 Dec 28, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€179

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.23 oz / 205.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
LCD AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4.2 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
6GB/128GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 67.0W
Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Telephoto, Macro)
Focal Length: 50 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
8 MP 32 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, Infrared

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, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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 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

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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