Samsung has finally made the Galaxy A12 smartphone official in India. The device starts at ₹12,999($179) in the country which is the same as the leaked prices.

Samsung Galaxy A12 India Price, Availability, Offers

Samsung has launched the Galaxy A12 in two storage variants- 4GB RAM and 64/128GB internal storage. The device will be available in three colors- Black, Blue, and White. You can take a look at the prices below:

• Samsung Galaxy A12
  • 4GB + 64GB – ₹12,999($179)
  • 4GB + 128GB- ₹13,999($193)

If you compare this price with UK(£169), it is a bit lesser. Anyway, the device will be available for purchase in India from February 17 i.e, Tomorrow on the Samsung website, other major Online and Retail stores across the country.

For offers, In addition to no-cost EMI plans, New/Existing users of Jio will get a cashback worth ₹3,000 while recharging plans like ₹349. Additionally, customers of Vi get ‘Double Data’ benefits on a ₹299 recharge plan for the first three months/Three recharges.

Samsung Galaxy A12 Specifications and Features

The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display with an HD+ resolution. Under the hood, it is powered by MediaTek’s Helio P35 chipset paired with 4GB RAM and 64/128GB storage as mentioned above.

Additionally, you also get a MicroSD slot for storage expansion up to 1TB. For cameras, you get a Quad-Camera layout with a 48MP main, 5MP ultrawide, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera. Upfront, there is an 8MP camera for selfies.

Other features include a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for connectivity, GPS+A-GPS for navigation, USB-C and 3.5mm jack ports. The device runs Android 10 with One UI Core 2.5  on top.

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Samsung was tipped to launch the Galaxy A12 this week in India. However, it did not happen yet. Maybe, the phone could be announced tomorrow. Anyway, ahead of it, the company has partnered with a popular tech influencer in the country to tease the handset’s price.

Mukul Sharma, a well-known Indian tech influencer has collaborated with the South Korean tech giant to tease the upcoming Galaxy A12. In a short video posted on Twitter, he revealed that an upcoming Galaxy A series smartphone with a 48MP quad-camera setup will be priced under ₹15,000 in the country.

Although he did not expose the phone’s name in the video. It sure sounds like the Galaxy A12 based on the camera specs he spoke out. Also, it is the only Galaxy A series smartphone that is expected to launch this week in India.

For those unaware, Samsung debuted the Galaxy A12 first in Europe in November 2020. The device is basically the same as the new Galaxy M12 but comes with MediaTek Helio P35 SoC and One UI Core 2.x based on Android 10 instead of Exynos 850 and Android 11-based One UI Core 3.0.

EDITOR’S PICK: Exynos 2100 & Snapdragon 888 benchmark tests show the Exynos 2100 still lags behind

It sports a 6.5-inch HD+ PLS TFT LCD panel with a dewdrop notch that houses an 8MP selfie camera. Whereas, the rear matrix-like quad-camera setup includes a 48MP primary sensor, a 5MP ultra-wide unit, a 2MP macro shooter, and a 2MP depth sensor.

Other features of this handset include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C, microSD card slot, accelerometer, grip sensor, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, dual-SIM, 4G, VoLTE, single-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, GALILEO), 5,000mAh battery, and 15W fast charging.

Last but not least, this Samsung budget smartphone comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage in four colors, namely Black, White, Blue, and Red. However, it is not known which variants will be available in India.

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