Samsung Galaxy A6 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz (162.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.6-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LCD
Screen-to-body
74.94 %	85.80 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.1 GB	64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" 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
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 360	€ 179
In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, Headset and Documentation	Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 32GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

International version

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bluetooth	4.2

With 128GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

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