Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Galaxy A40
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy A12 uses the Helio P35 (12 nm), the Galaxy A40 the Exynos 7904 (14 nm). The Galaxy A12's fastest core runs at 2.30 GHz, the Galaxy A40's at 1.77 GHz.
- 2Screen: 6.5 inches on the Galaxy A12, 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy A12, 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40.
- 4Main camera: 12 MP on the Galaxy A12, 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40.
The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Helio P35
Exynos 7904Process
12 nm14 nm
CPU
4× 2.30 GHz Cortex-A53
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A532× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A532× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.30 GHz1.77 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
PowerVR Rogue GE8320Mali-G71
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB
4GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
4GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4
Display
Size
6.5 in5.9 in
Resolution
720 × 16001080 × 2340
Pixel density
269 ppi439 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
Battery
Capacity
4,900 mAh3,020 mAh
Cameras
Back camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2 · 4.6 mm · OIS15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.13 mm—
Front camera 1
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm
Front camera 2
5.7 MP2880 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
No—
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 12–13Android 11
UI
One UI 5.1—
Released with
Android 11Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
20 sensors26 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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