Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J6 Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · May 22, 2018
Released · Dec 21, 2020
5.6-inch
6.5-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 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
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, 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
76.02 % 85.80 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (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: 22.6 GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
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
8 MP (Flash) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
NFC, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 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
€ 179
In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, headset, Quick start guide, warranty cardand SIM ejector tool. Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2018 Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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