Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 512	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	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: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 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

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

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