Samsung Galaxy A12
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Samsung

Galaxy A12

Official name Samsung · Device code a12

The samsung Galaxy A12 is a 2020 Android device with 3GB RAM running API level 31. Released 6 years ago. Without a recent OS update, this device is unlikely to receive further security patches from Google.

3 GB RAMAndroid 1224 variantsarm64-v8a720 × 1600
Processor
Helio MT6765
Mediatek · 4-core · up to 2,300 MHz
Graphics
Imagination Tech PowerVR GE8320
OpenGL ES OpenGL ES 3.2
First indexed
2020-11-27
24 variants tracked
Quick verdict

Where this phone stands

Released in 2020, the Galaxy A12 is now 6 years old — best considered as a budget or secondary device in 2026.

Weaknesses
Older Android release
Released 6 years ago. Without a recent OS update, this device is unlikely to receive further security patches from Google.
Specifications

The numbers, sorted

Display
720 × 1600 · 300 DPI
Chipset
Helio MT6765
CPU
4-core · up to 2,300 MHz
GPU
Imagination Tech PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3 GB RAM
Android
Android 12
Primary ABI
arm64-v8a
Secondary ABIs
arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi
OpenGL ES
OpenGL ES 3.2
Hardware features

109 declared capabilities, grouped

Pulled from the device's PackageManager.hasSystemFeature manifest. Useful for developers checking compatibility, or for buyers curious whether a specific sensor or DRM level is present.

android.hardware.bluetoothandroid.hardware.bluetooth_leandroid.hardware.usb.accessoryandroid.hardware.usb.hostandroid.hardware.wifiandroid.hardware.wifi.directandroid.hardware.wifi.passpointcom.samsung.android.nfc.t4temulcom.sec.feature.usb_authentication
Variant matrix

All 24 known variants

Different regional, carrier, and hardware revisions catalogued. Storage tiers and firmware ship independently per variant.

RegionVariant codeModelRAMStorage
Globala12nseeaSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsserSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12ksSM-A125N3 GB RAM
Globala12ubSM-A125M3 GB RAM
Globala12nseeaSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nnxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsserSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nseeaSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsserSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12ubSM-A125M3 GB RAM
Globala12nsxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nseeaSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12ubSM-A125M3 GB RAM
Globala12nnxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12zhSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nnxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12ksSM-A125N3 GB RAM
Globala12nnxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12ubSM-A125M3 GB RAM
Globala12nsxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nnxxSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Globala12nsserSM-A125F3 GB RAM
Catalog footprint

How much of this phone we've indexed

24
Variants tracked
Regional, carrier, firmware variants
median 4
109
Hardware features
PackageManager manifest
median 132
118
System libraries
Bundled .so libraries
median 118
131
OpenGL extensions
GPU extension set
median 64
Samsung Galaxy A12 — Specifications & Review — Soft9