Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black,Deep blue, Red	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	LCD
Resolution
1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile and Metro

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

for Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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