Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

The Samsung Galaxy A12 price in Kenya is 18,800 shillings. It was announced in 2020, November and it runs on the Mediatek Helio P35 processor with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The phone comes in different storage and Ram configurations that consist of 32GB/64GB/128GB and 3GB/4GB/6GB respectively which is expandable using micro SDXC (dedicated slot). It also runs on Android 10 and is powered by a 5000 mAh battery. Buy the latest Samsung Galaxy A15

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Features

The Samsung Galaxy A12 measures 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 204 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a quad 48MP + 5MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera and an 8 MP front camera for selfies. This phone has a 6.5 inches, 720 x 1560 pixels TFT LCD display with a pixel density of 264 PPI. It has a USB Type-C port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on the Galaxy A12. Buy it today at Phones Store Kenya.

Launch

This phone, the Samsung Galaxy A12 was released in 2020, December 21. This phone has a 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm dimension and weighs about 205 grams. It is also a Dual SIM smartphone that uses Nano-SIM and has dual stand-by or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). On the front is a dewdrop display wherein the selfie camera lies. Its back panel has a quad-camera module on the right-hand side. As for the fingerprint scanner, it is side-mounted on the power button.

The Galaxy A12 comes in the color Black, White, Blue, and Red. It makes use of the USB Type-C 2.0 and has a 3.5 mm jack. The phone also has Bluetooth version 5.0, A2DP, LE, and GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot. As for NFC, it is very much present (market/region dependent).

Visit this product’s official website by following the highlighted link. Snap memorable moments in clear detail with the 48MP Main Camera. Expand the viewing angle with an Ultra-Wide Camera. Customize focus with Depth Camera, or get closer to the details with Macro Camera.

Network

The Samsung Galaxy A12 smartphone supports four network technologies. These are GSM, HSPA, and LTE. HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.

Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Samsung Galaxy A12 has a fair PLS IPS display panel that measures 6.5 inches, 106.7 cm².

This display has an okay 720 x 1600  pixels resolution and an equally alright 264 PPI density. As for the selfie camera, it is inside that notch at the top center. This phone’s build is plastic with a Glass front, plastic back, and a plastic frame. More features include ~85.8% screen-to-body ratio and 20:9 ratio.

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Samsung Galaxy A12 runs on the Android 10 operating system.  Android 10 is the tenth major release and the 17th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was released on September 3, 2019. Also powering the Galaxy A12 is an Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) chipset.

Under the hood, it also brings a PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The PowerVR GE8320 by Imagination Technologies is an integrated graphics card for mid-range ARM SoCs. It belongs to the Series8XE series of GPUs (GE8xx0) and supports OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, Android NN HAL API, and Vulkan 1.0. The Galaxy A12 comes with 64 GB of internal storage with 4 GB of RAM. You may also want to check out the Oppo A12s smartphone.

Cameras

There are five cameras on the Samsung Galaxy A12. They are made up of a main 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF, 5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), and a 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth). Its main feature is LED flash, panorama, HDR and it can shoot video up to 1080p@30fps with the main camera, and 1080p@30fps also with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on A12 there is a single 8 MP, f/2.2 shooter.

Battery

Samsung Galaxy A12 has a respectable Li-Po 5,000 mAh, non-removable battery with fast charging 15W. It is a lasting battery given its 5,000 mAh capacity. Buy Galaxy A12 smartphone because:

• More display means more room to play
• Upgrade your mobile photography with Quad Camera
• Looks as good as it feels

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