Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A12, Manufactured in December, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 513ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 190g vs 205g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A12
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 513 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.7 % | 82.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 96.8 % | 96.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 337 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 52 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 864:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) | 164 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Helio P35 |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 32 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 43.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3087 | 480 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9762 | 1522 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 25122 | n/a |
| CPU | 466147 | 52120 |
| GPU | 1014939 | 18126 |
| Memory | 326456 | 39276 |
| UX | 328551 | 37917 |
| NanoReview Score | 2136093 | 147439 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 29.1 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | One UI Core 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4900 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (20% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 3:03 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:20 h | 11:00 h |
| Video Playback | 18:29 h | 13:25 h |
| Games | 06:19 h | 06:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 137 h | 133 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 67 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | n/a | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | December, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 180 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus:
You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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