You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today.<

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy A12

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A12 , Samsung Galaxy S4

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.

Samsung Galaxy S4 2013 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7), screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology PLS IPS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inc 5" inch
Screen area 106.7 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 MP, Single
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) 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
Graphics processor GPU - PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR SGX544MP3
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 32765
GeekBench 4 Single Core 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460
General specs Release date 2020, November 24 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164 Х 75.8 Х 8.9 mm 136.6 Х 69.8 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 205 g 130 g
Colors Black, White, Blue, Red White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price $ 220 320 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Body build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio Unspecified No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer - Fast charging 15W Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture, Infrared port - ANT+ -Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures

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 Galaxy S4
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB