samsung galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 in Australia
Compare specifications, features, and prices side-by-side to make the best choice.
Device Info
smartphone
Add a Device
search
Launch
Status
Available. Released Nov 2020
Available. Released Mar 2018
-
Body
Dimensions
164.0 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
-
Weight
205 g
163 g
-
Build
Plastic front, plastic back, plastic frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), Aluminum frame
-
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dedicated slots)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) or Single SIM + microSD
-
Colors
Black, Blue, White, Red
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Titanium Gray, Burgundy Red, Polaris Blue
-
Display
Type
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
-
Size
6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2
-
Resolution
720 x 1600
1440 x 2960
-
Protection
-
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
-
Features
48MP quad camera, 5000mAh, side fingerprint, USB-C, budget A-series king
Variable aperture f/1.5-2.4, Super Slow-mo 960fps, IP68, iris scanner, compact 5.8", stereo AKG
-
Platform
OS
Android 10, upgradable to Android 12 (One UI Core)
Android 8.0, upgradable to Android 10 (One UI 2.5)
-
Chipset
MediaTek Helio P35 (12 nm)
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm) / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
-
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
-
GPU
IMG GE8320
Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
-
Memory
Card Slot
microSDXC (up to 1TB, dedicated slot)
microSDXC (up to 400GB, uses SIM 2 slot)
-
Internal
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
-
Camera
Main
Quad: 48 MP, f/2.0 (wide), PDAF | 5 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide) | 2 MP, f/2.4 (macro) | 2 MP, f/2.4 (depth)
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-
Features
LED flash, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama, 4K@60fps, Super Slow-mo 960fps
-
Selfie
8 MP, f/2.2
8 MP, f/1.7, AF
-
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, single-band
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
-
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
-
GPS
GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
-
NFC
No
Yes
-
Radio
FM radio
No
-
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DeX
-
Battery
Type
5000 mAh
3000 mAh
-
Charging
Glass front, Plastic back, Plastic frame, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+ support, Photo/video editor, Document viewer
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa,
-