Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · May 21, 2017	Released · Dec 21, 2020
12.0-inch · 1440x2160px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
8GB · 256GB	4GB · 64GB
5070 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€179

Design

Dimensions
11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches 291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
26.60 oz / 754.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 73.63% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	LCD
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Intel HD	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
8GB/256GB 4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5070 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	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
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch Specs

Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
	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


Memory	4GB/128GB

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB