Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Galaxy A10
50
out of 100
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39
out of 100
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A12 (with MediaTek Helio P35) that was released on November 24, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A10, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and came out 22 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A12
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Supports 15W fast charging
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Supports higher wattage charging (15W versus 5W)
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (472 against 432 nits)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- The phone is 1-year and 10-months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A10
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (163K versus 133K)
- Weighs 37 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 271 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.1% | 81.6% |
| RGB color space | 96.3% | 90% |
| PWM | 337 Hz | 77 Hz |
| Response time | 52 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | 864:1 | 2050:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Red | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P35 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 6 cores at 1.35 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8320 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~43.5 GFLOPS | ~49.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 49721 | 58175 |
| GPU | 16841 | 12735 |
| Memory | 34529 | 44644 |
| UX | 32377 | 47604 |
| Total score | 133842 | 163701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3, 4, 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 32, 64, 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.1 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 9 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (20% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 3:03 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:07 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:14 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:08 hr | - |
| Standby | 153 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 1 (13 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Samsung S5KGM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 28 mm - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
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| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A12 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC * | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 7 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | November 2020 | February 2019 |
| Release date | December 2020 | March 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.67 W/kg | 0.321 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.38 W/kg | 1.09 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A12 is definitely a better buy.
