Entry-level · 2021

Samsung Galaxy A12 (India)

Name: Samsung Galaxy A12 (India)
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy F13

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 15W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 15W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

Exynos 850 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Exynos 850 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 850 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

103,000

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52

Process

8 nm

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Camera

48 MP f/2.0 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM2, 1/2", 0.8µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

205 g · 8.9 mm

Height

164.0 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

205 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

90 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

103k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution

Lower benchmark score

103k vs 899k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 205 g vs 169 g

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