Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12
The Samsung Galaxy A12 is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics. This phone was announced in November 2020 as a successor to the Samsung Galaxy A11. The phone has a quad-camera setup with a 48 MP main camera and a HD+ Infinity-V display. The Li-Po battery has 5000 mAh. It shipped with Android 10, which can be updated to Android 12.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 was not available in the United States until April 2021. The Galaxy A12 that was made available in the U.S. had 3 GB RAM and a 16 MP main camera, rather than the 48 MP unit.
Samsung launched the Galaxy A12 at €179 for the 3 GB RAM + 32 GB internal storage variant, and €199 for the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB internal storage variant. It has four colour variants available: Black, White, Blue, and Red.
Samsung launched the Galaxy A12 in India on February 16, 2021, at a price of Rs.12,999 for the 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal storage model, while the 4 GB RAM + 128 GB internal storage variant was priced at Rs.13,999. On 12 August 2021, Samsung relaunched the phone with the Exynos 850 SoC in India. This variant could be purchased with 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB internal storage configurations. The 4 GB model cost Rs. 13.999 and 6 GB model cost Rs. 16.499, respectively.
On 9 August 2021, a new variant of the phone called the Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho was announced. This variant of the phone is powered by Samsung's in-house Exynos 850 SoC with octa-core CPU and 8nm process instead of the previous MediaTek Helio P35 SoC, in addition to the Android version being updated to version 11. Aside from these differences, both the Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A12 Nacho have very similar specifications, where the Nacho variant supports both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi protocols, whilst the prior model supported only 2.4Ghz.
As for 2021, the Galaxy A12 was the best-selling and best-shipped smartphone worldwide, shipping approximately 51.8 million units. It was the only smartphone to cross 50 million in a single model within a single year, surpassing the Samsung Galaxy A21s and Samsung Galaxy A31, as well as the Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series, along with the Redmi 9 and Redmi 9A.
Specifications
Design
The Galaxy A12 is available in Black, Blue, White and Red colour options. The four rear-facing cameras are arranged in a square in the top left corner, similar to the camera array of the Galaxy A42 5G. The back and sides are built of plastic, while the front is glass. The physical dimensions of the phone are 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in (164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm) and the phone weighs .
Hardware
Display
The Galaxy A12 has a IPS LCD display with a pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, ~85.8% screen-to-body ratio and ~264 ppi pixel density.
Memory
The phone has 4 different RAM and internal storage configurations: 32 GB/3 GB RAM, 64 GB/4 GB RAM, 128 GB/4 GB RAM, and 128 GB/12
GB RAM. The storage can be expanded by means of a MicroSD card, up to an additional 1 TB.
Processor
The phone is powered by Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 System-on-Chip (SoC), which is built on a 12 nanometer (nm) process technology. This SoC features an octa-core CPU that is divided into two clusters- a high-performance cluster and a power-efficient cluster. The high-performance cluster comprises four Cortex-A53 cores that are clocked at 2.3 GHz, while the power-efficient cluster also consists of four Cortex-A53 cores that are clocked at 1.8 GHz.
The Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 SoC also comes with an integrated IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU that operates at 680 MHz.
Battery & Other
The phone has a 5000 mAh Li-Po non-removable battery that can be fast charged (15 W) through the USB-C port situated between the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the single loudspeaker. The fingerprint sensor is integrated to the power button.
Cameras
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has 4 rear-facing cameras shaped in a black round square. The main camera is a 48 MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 26mm focal length and autofocus. The ultrawide camera is an 8 MP unit with f/2.2 aperture and 123° field of view (FoV). The main camera is capable of video recording up to 1080p at 30 fps. Both the macro camera (for close-up shots) and the depth sensor (for background blur) are 2 MP sensors with f/2.4 aperture. An LED flash is also present to illuminate shots in low light. The front-facing camera has 8 MP resolution and records video up to 1080p at 30 fps.
Software
The smartphone comes with One UI Core 2.5 over Android 10, preloaded with many standard Google apps. It can be upgraded to One UI Core 4 and Android 12. The Nacho version comes with One UI Core 3.1 and Android 11.
They both come with Samsung Knox for added security, aided by McAfee's virus protection.
See also
Samsung Galaxy A02
Samsung Galaxy A01
Samsung Galaxy A11
References
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Mobile phones introduced in 2020
Android (operating system) devices
Samsung smartphones
Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras
Mobile phones with 4K video recording