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BlackBerry Key2 vs Samsung Galaxy A12

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A12 , BlackBerry Key2

Samsung Galaxy A12 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 6.5", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

BlackBerry Key2 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), screen 4.5", with resolution 1080x1620. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology PLS IPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inc 4.5" inch
Screen area 106.7 cm2 60.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 55.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1620 px
PPI /points per inch/ 434 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF -5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, (depth) 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3'', 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 10 Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
Graphics processor GPU - PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 512
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 104256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1628
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5894
General specs Release date 2020, November 24 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 Х 75.8 Х 8.9 mm 151.4 Х 71.8 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 205 g 168 g
Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Silver
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price $ 220 500 EUR
Body build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1)  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2)  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6)  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - China (BBF100-4)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio Unspecified FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Fast charging 15W Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard - Versions: BBF100-1 (EU, Africa, AU); BBF100-2 (Canada, US, LATAM); BBF100-6 (ME, APAC, India); BBF100-4 (China) Also known as BlackBerry Athena

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy A12
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Key2
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB