Samsung Galaxy A12 vs realme 8 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Apr 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€179	€200

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.23 oz / 205.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.2 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A76
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G57
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F3.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP	16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19
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	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U	Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AUYFRMX3241
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: 1.15 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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