Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 - specs comparison

Display

Size:

8.0 inches

6.5 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 800 pixels, 189 PPI

1600 x 720 pixels, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen-to-body:

70.45 %

85.80 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Touchscreen:

Capacitive, Multi-touch

Features:

Ambient light sensor

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)

Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)

Processor:

Quad-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU:

Adreno 308

PowerVR GE8320

RAM:

2GB LPDDR3

4GB LPDDR4

Internal storage:

16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB

64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 256 GB

microSDXC up to 1024 GB

Device type:

Tablet

Smartphone

OS:

Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity:

5000 mAh

Type:

Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Charging:

Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Max charge speed:

Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear:

Single camera

Quad camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus)

48 MP (Autofocus)

Specifications:

F1.9

F2.0; 26 mm

Second camera:

5 MP (Ultra-wide)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F2.2

Third camera:

2 MP (Macro)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F2.4

Fourth camera:

2 MP (Depth information)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F2.4

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Front:

5 MP

8 MP

Video capture:

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions:

8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches (212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm)

6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm)

Weight:

12.84 oz (364.0 g)

7.23 oz (205.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Metal

Back: Plastic; Frame: Plastic

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)

Features:

Touch sensitive control keys

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black, Gold

Black, White, Blue, Red

Phone functionality:

Yes

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)

Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)

LTE (TDD):

Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)

Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)

UMTS:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)

Data Speed:

LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

Dual SIM:

Yes

SIM type:

Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

Wireless screen share

Wireless screen share, MirrorLink

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.2

5.0

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot

802.11 b, g, n; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot

USB:

Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0

Features:

Mass storage device, Charging

Charging, Mass storage device

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)

Accelerometer

Other:

ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

NFC

Phone features

Other features:

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

Buyers information

Price:

€ 179

User Manual:

This is the official Samsung Galaxy A12 User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer.

In The Box:

Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced:

Oct 10, 2017

Nov 24, 2020