Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB vs Nokia G300 5G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB vs Nokia G300 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Nokia G300 5G runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB the better performer.


Display: Nokia G300 5G offers a screen size of 6.52 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB offers 6.5 inches, making Nokia G300 5G the larger display of the two. Nokia G300 5G features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB's PLS TFT LCD, making Nokia G300 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia G300 5G offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB and Nokia G300 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nokia G300 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB delivers 14h 46m, making Nokia G300 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Nokia G300 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A12 128GB offers 128 GB, making Nokia G300 5G the better option for storage.

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Nokia G300 5G
₹15,090
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Summary

Release Date

16 Feb, 2021
20 Feb, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio P35
Snapdragon 480
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.52 inches (16.56 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4470 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
Quick Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Good battery life
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Chipset could have been better
  • Higher-resolution panel could be used
  • Still on Android 10
  • Night photography is average
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(7,320 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

109,789
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
14h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹12,649
Not Available in any store
₹159,999

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Feb 16, 2021
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 619
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

109,789
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.8 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.52 inches  (16.56 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
269 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.06 %
77.28 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

164 mm
169.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.8 mm
78.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

205 grams
N/A
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4470 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 34 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 46m
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 57m 17s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N2 / N5 / N25
TDD N41 / N66 / N71 / N77
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.79 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹12,649
Not Available in any store
₹159,999