Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 77.07 x 9 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Carbon grey, Sky blue, Ocean green
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.15% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	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 (60 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

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