Samsung Galaxy A12


The Samsung Galaxy A12 is an entry-level 64-bit Android smartphones manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on November 24, 2020 as a successor to the Samsung Galaxy A11. There were several rebranded versions of the device: the Galaxy M12, the Galaxy F12, and the Galaxy A12 Nacho.

Specifications

Design

The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a plastic back covered with a diagonal stripe texture, except for the bottom quarter, which is flat and joined with a metallic Samsung logo. Additionally, the Samsung Galaxy M12 features a plastic back which is covered with a vertical stripe texture and a black Samsung logo at the bottom. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the power button on the right.

Hardware

Display

All variants have a IPS LCD Infinity-V display with HD+ resolution. The only difference is the 90 hz refresh rate found on the Galaxy M12 and Galaxy F12.

Cameras

All variants feature quad rear-facing cameras housed in a black rounded square with a separate LED flash. The camera system comprises a 48 MP primary camera, an 8 MP ultrawide camera, and two 2 MP sensors for macro and depth. The North American version of the A12 uses a 16 MP main camera sensor instead of 48 MP found in the original.
The front-facing camera has an 8 MP resolution. Video can be recorded at up to 1080p at 30 fps on the main, ultrawide and selfie cameras.

Processor & Memory

The original variant of the Galaxy A12 is powered by the MediaTek Helio P35 SoC, while all of its rebranded versions and the Galaxy A12 Nacho uses the Samsung Exynos 850 SoC.
All variants have a dedicated slot for microSDXC and internal storage configurations ranging from 32 GB to 128 GB as well as memory configurations ranging from 3GB to 6GB. All variants also use eMMC for its internal storage.

Battery

The Galaxy A12, Galaxy A12 Nacho, and international Galaxy M12 feature a 5000mAh non-removable battery with 15W fast charging support. The Indian variants of the Galaxy M12 and F12 offer a larger 6000mAh battery capacity while maintaining the same 15W charging speed.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy A12 were pre-installed with Android 10 and One UI Core 2.5, while the Galaxy M12, Galaxy F12 and Galaxy A12 Nacho were pre-installed with One UI Core 3.1 and Android 11. Like its predecessors, they were eligible to have two OS updates and 4 years of security updates.