Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 164g vs 188g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 21:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 397 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 226 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 16 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 166.7 mm (6.56 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP48 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 10 (1 + 2 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A520) - 5/2.36 (Cortex-A725) - 2/2.74 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 999 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1941 | 2511 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5008 | 8702 |
| CPU | 310050 | 500921 |
| GPU | 323143 | 928912 |
| Memory | 173777 | 410202 |
| UX | 288345 | 373762 |
| NanoReview Score | 1095315 | 2213797 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 77 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7601 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 7 GB | 27 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 2815 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:00 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:09 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 112 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 74 | n/a |
| Zoom | 60 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung ISOCELL 3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM (850/900/1800/1900) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B29/B30/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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