Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.57% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	LCD
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/4" 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
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Specs	Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs