Samsung Galaxy A12 is the direct successor to the Galaxy A11 announced back in August of 2020. Aside the change in design, Samsung also made changes to the internals, the most notable of which is the use of MediaTek CPU instead of Snapdragon chip used in the old variant. The new A12 mounts a 6.5-inches screen with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution, a PLS panel with a dewdrop notch overhead.
Powering the Galaxy A12 is MediaTek’s Helio P35, and octa-core 12nm CPU clocked at 2.35GHz, along with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. Storage option ranges from 3-6GB RAM and 32-128GB of built-in storage.
On the camera department, you are getting a four lenses at the back which includes a 48-megapixel main lens, a 5-megapixel ultrawide, 2-megapixel macro and a fourth 2-megapixel depth sensor, along with an LED flash, while a single 8-megapixel selfie sensor is housed in the notch upfront.
There is a side-placed fingerprint scanner, a single or dual SIM cards options and either Black, White, Blue or Red painting. There is a 5000mAh battery with 15W fast charging, while Google Android 10 runs out of the box. The full specs of Samsung Galaxy A12 is contained in the table below.
Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
2G Network Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) |
3G Network Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network Bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
Also Known As |
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Dimensions | 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm |
Weight | 205 grams |
Build | Front glass, plastic back |
SIM Type | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display Type | PLS IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.5 inches, 106.7 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~264 ppi density) |
Operating System | Android 10.0; One UI 2 |
Chipset | Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) |
GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
RAM + ROM | 3/4.6 GB RAM |
Card Slot | Yes, up to 256 GB via dedicated microSD card |
Camera Type | Quadruple Lenses |
Camera Sensor(s) |
48-megapixel main lens with f/2.2 aperture; 5-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2, 123˚ FoV 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.2; 2-megapixel depth lens with f/2.4 |
Camera Features |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection White balance settings ISO settings Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene mode F/2.2 aperture Flash type - LED 5-element lens |
Video Resolution | 1080p@30fps, |
Camera Type | Single Lens |
Camera Sensor(s) | 8-megapixel, |
Camera Features |
FaceID, 4-level AI face Beauty f/2.2 aperture |
Video Resolution | 1080@30fps |
Loudspeaker | Yes |
Speaker Location | Chin, below display |
Audio Jack Type | Yes, 3.5mm audio jack |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE |
NFC | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
FM Radio | Yes |
Battery Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery |
Wireless Charging | No |
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. | Up to 28 hours |
Stand-by | Up to 480 hours |
Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Box Contents | Charging Brick / USB cable |
We CANNOT guarantee 100% accuracy for the specification table above.