A few days ago, a new version of the Redmi 10 debuted in the Indian market: the Redmi 10 2022. There are a lot of differences between this model and its predecessor. But meanwhile, the rivals of this phone have totally changed since last year. Now, if you are looking for a device in the same price range, you can find handsets such as the Realme Narzo 50A and the Samsung Galaxy A12. And it is not easy to understand which one is the best, especially if you do not know a lot about phones. That is the reason why we wrote this comparison between the specifications of the Redmi 10, the Realme Narzo 50A, and the Samsung Galaxy A12.

Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs Realme Narzo 50A vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Design

You should not expect a great build quality from an entry-level. All of these phones are made of polycarbonate and they are pretty chunky. I personally prefer the design of the Redmi 10 2022 over the Realme Narzo 50A because it comes with a cleaner look. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has an even more minimalistic look on the rear side. The Realme Narzo 50A is definitely the most original one with its rear texture.

Display

If you are looking for the most advanced display, you should go for the Redmi 10 2022 or the Realme Narzo 50A without thinking twice. They have an IPS HD+ panel, while Samsung Galaxy A12 has an inferior PLS display. The Redmi 10 has a wider display with a diagonal of 6.7 inches, better for gaming and productivity.

Hardware/Software

Besides sporting the most advanced panel, the Redmi 10 2022 has the best hardware setup. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset paired with up to 6 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A12 comes with up to 6 GB of RAM, but it is fueled by the inferior MediaTek Helio P35 chipset. The Realme Narzo 50A sits right in the middle with its MediaTek Helio G85 and 4 GB of RAM. Note that Realme Narzo 50A and Redmi 10 2022 run Android 11 out of the box, while Samsung Galaxy A12 runs Android 10 natively, but it can be upgraded.

Camera

If you need the best cameras, then choose the Realme Narzo 50A. It is equipped with a 50 MP main camera and a pair of 2 MP lenses for macros and depth calculation. The Redmi 10 has the same main camera but lacks the macro sensor, while the Samsung Galaxy A12 has an inferior main camera but it comes with an ultrawide sensor.

Battery

The longest battery life is provided by the Realme Narzo 50A because it sports a bigger 6000 mAh battery and a smaller display.

Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs Realme Narzo 50A vs Samsung Galaxy A12: Price

Redmi 10 2022 is priced at RS. 10,999 / $132 in India, Samsung Galaxy A12 starts from Rs. 11,600 / $139, and Realme Narzo 50A begins at Rs. 11,499. With the actual prices, Redmi 10 wins the comparison due to its bigger display and better chipset.

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Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs Realme Narzo 50A vs Samsung Galaxy A12: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Redmi 10

PROS

• Best chipset
• Android 11
• Wider display
• UFS 2.2 storage
• Big battery

CONS

• Nothing particular

Realme Narzo 50A

PROS

• Big battery
• Best cameras
• Reverse charging
• Android 11

CONS

• HD+ display

Samsung Galaxy A12

PROS

• More memory configurations
• Ultrawide camera
• Wide availability

CONS

• Inferior chipset
• HD+ display

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This Samsung budget smartphone has reportedly taken over the likes of Apple’s iPhones and has become the most shipped smartphone in 2021. The smartphone in question, surprisingly, is the Samsung Galaxy A12. The device that debuted in late 2020 has topped the most shipped phone list by a figure of whopping 50 million+ units.

As per Omdia’s report for 2021, the Samsung Galaxy A12 is the most shipped phone. Samsung has reportedly shipped 51.8 million units of the device and has taken over the second most shipped device, the Apple iPhone 12. Interestingly, the iPhone 12’s selling price is five times higher than the Galaxy A12. The average selling price of the Galaxy A12 is $160 over iPhone 12’s $851.

Speaking of the iPhone 12, the phone’s 41.7 million units were sold in 2021. Next up is its successor, the iPhone 13 with 34.9 million units sold. The iPhone 11 comes fourth with 33.6 million units sold.

After three flagships, the phone that grabbed the fifth spot was the entry-level, Redmi 9A. It is the cheapest most shipped phone on this list with an average selling price of $78. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro come after that. Lastly, the 10th phone in Omdia’s list is the Samsung Galaxy A02, again an entry-level device.

Notably, the most expensive phone shipped as per the list is the iPhone 13 Pro Max. As said earlier, the Redmi 9A is the cheapest.

Samsung’s top spot in this list shows that the budget A-series phones are quite popular. From 2019, the company focused on the A-series over the J-series and the A-series’ market share seems to have grown steadily ever since. That said, we expect to see more A-series phones to get in such reports as Samsung continues to focus on its mid and budget-range segment globally.

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The smartphone market has been captured by Apple once again and this time iPhone models have dominated 7 positions among the top 10 best-selling smartphones of 2021.

According to a new report by Counterpoint Research, the Apple iPhone 12 was the best-selling smartphone of the year 2021. People have preferred this reasonably priced non-Pro high-ender with a normal screen size in comparison to other flagship models with a total world sale of 2.9 percent.

On the second spot is the iPhone 12 Pro Max accounting for 2.2% of global smartphone sales in 2021. On the third position is the vanilla iPhone 13 with a 2.1% share in global sales, and iPhone 12 Pro gets the fourth position with around 2.1% share. Closing out the top five is the iPhone 11, which is still going strong despite now being two generations old.

According to Apple’s recent 1.39 billion estimated smartphone sales, the Cupertino giant may have sold around 40 million units of iPhone 12 models, and 30 million copies of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Other models on the list like iPhone 13, 12 Pro, and 11 models may have seen sales in the neighborhood of 27 and 29 million units each.

Similar to last year, the list did not feature any Samsung high-end devices but rather the budget-oriented Galaxy A12 kept the company in the sixth position.

Xiaomi took advantage of its low to mid-range models with huge success in markets like China, India, and Asia pacific. Redmi 9A and Redmi 9 featured in the seventh and tenth positions respectively keeping the smartphone maker on the top ten list.

The iPhone SE 2020 also remained a popular choice for customers, enjoying a 1.6% share of the total smartphone sales in 2021. And since Apple has just launched the iPhone SE 2022, we can expect the model to be placed higher on the table for the top-selling phones in 2022.

The iPhone 13 Pro Max comes in at the ninth position in the top ten list edging out the 13 Pro which did not make it in the top 10. This could be due to customers preferring the bigger screen of the Pro Max model, and if this indeed turns out to be true, then this year’s top 10 might look a lot different as Apple is rumored to launch the iPhone 14 Max, which is said to have a screen that will be equal in dimensions to the iPhone 14 Pro Max but will cost less than the iPhone 14 Pro.

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Samsung Galaxy A12 in India has received a price cut of Rs 1,000 in India, ahead of the launch of the Galaxy A13 5G that’s set to go live sometime next month along with the Galaxy A33 5G.

The A12 earlier started at Rs 13,999 for 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant but the updated price tag now says Rs 12,999 (via 91mobiles). It is joined by another 6GB+128GB option that has also received a price cut of Rs 1,000 and will now cost Rs 15,499.

The Galaxy A12 currently sells through Samsung’s own online store, Amazon, and Flipkart, although Flipkart doesn’t seem to be reflecting on the new prices as of yet. It is likely that offline stores with the phone in stock will also be updating their prices.

The Samsung Galaxy A12 comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V PLS TFT display with a waterdrop notch. On the Samsung online store, the 4GB+64GB variant is powered by the Exynos 850 processor while the beefier 6GB+128GB variant comes with the MediaTek G35 processor. Both are nearly identical in terms of performance, although the Exynos 850 does have a slight edge, or at least that’s what benchmark scores seem to suggest.

For photography, you get four cameras at the rear, with the king of the hill of being a “true” 48MP shooter. The remaining three are 5MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth cameras. The phone weighs 205g and packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 15W charging.

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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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Ahead of its scheduled unveiling in the Indian sub-continent this week, retail sources have provided the prices of the various variants of Samsung‘s upcoming Galaxy A12 which was released to the global audience in December 2020.

A number of variants of the Samsung Galaxy A12 smartphone are available to the Indian market. The variations basically relate to the size of the RAM and the internal memory of the device. The base model of the Galaxy A12 has 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, while the other variant has 128GB internal memory to go with the 4GB RAM. The top draw of the Galaxy A12 is the 6GB RAM version with 128GB of internal memory. All variants of the Galaxy A12 come with a 5,000mAh battery, as well as other specs already highlighted at the November release.

The base variant will sell for Rs 12,999 to interested customers in India, while the version with 128GB of internal memory would sell at Rs 13,999, according to the sources. However, no information was supplied for the 6GB variant of RAM with 128GB memory. It is suspected that the prices are effective from today and may be indicative of the plan of Samsung to go low with this release to the Indian market.

As a reminder, the Galaxy A12 sports a 6.5-inch HD+ screen with a waterdrop notch. The device also packs a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It is worth noting also that the 5,000mAh battery has 15W fast charging support, and a microSD card slot. The device has a quad rear camera system and providing the interface is the Android 10 OS.

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Samsung introduced the Galaxy A12 back in November 2020. Later it brought it to various markets including Singapore, Malaysia. Ahead of a possible India launch next week, the company has brought it to its home country, South Korea.

Samsung Galaxy A12 South Korea- Price, Availability

Samsung Galaxy A12 is priced at KRW 275,000(~$245). Samsung’s official press release shows only 3GB RAM, 32GB variant on its spec sheet as of now. We aren’t sure if the company would bring other variants in the future.

Anyway, the device will be available in two colors- Black and White. Samsung says that it will start accepting pre-orders at Coupang, Gmarket, 11th Street, and the Samsung website. The pre-orders begin tomorrow(Feb. 9) and run for 8 days.

This means that the official release date is around Feb. 17. Samsung is giving offers like a 10% discount and a Two-month YouTube Premium Subscription for the users.

Samsung Galaxy A12 Specifications and Features

By now, you all you would know everything about the device as it has already launched in several markets. Plus, it is also tipped to launch in India next week. Either way, the device features a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V TFT LCD display.

Under the hood, MediaTek Helio P35 chipset powers the device paired with 3GB RAM, 32GB storage as mentioned above. However, it is available in several other configs(4/6GB RAM, 64/128GB storage) in some markets. The device also has a MicroSD slot to expand storage up to 1TB.

For cameras, we get a Quad-Camera setup on the back with 48MP wide, 5MP ultra-wide, and two 2MP sensors. Upfront, there is an 8MP selfie shooter. The Galaxy A12 has a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging support.

Other features include dual-SIM 4G, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, GALILEO, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It measures 164 x 75.8 x 8.9mm and weighs 205g.

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Samsung recently launched its S-series flagship devices for 2021. Usually, the company will focus on the A-series next. Accordingly, multiple devices like Galaxy A32, A52, A72 are on the radar of leaks. Now, a new BIS listing suggests that the recently announced Galaxy A12 could also be heading to India soon.

A Samsung device with model number SM-A125F has seemingly appeared on the BIS database. If you recall, this model number belongs to the recently announced Galaxy A12. Before the official announcement, an official Samsung Russia support page gave away the model number.

If that doesn’t satisfy you, the device, along with Helio P35 SoC, had appeared on a Geekbench listing way before the launch with the same SM-A125F model number. Anyway, the listing suggests that the launch could be anytime now.

Samsung Galaxy A12 listed on BIS certification.
Model number : SM-A125F pic.twitter.com/ggOs0Hv4j8

— the_tech_guy (@_the_tech_guy) January 15, 2021

Samsung made a transition from Qualcomm to MediaTek on the Galaxy A12. Thanks to an early launch in November we know what to expect on the Indian variant. Besides, the device has already hit markets like Singapore, Malaysia and is currently retailing for a starting price of $172.

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Galaxy A12 Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a 6.5-inch LCD display with an Infinity-V notch. This is a TFT display with a resolution of 1600×720 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. At the back, it has a polycarbonate panel that has a dual-tone finish with 3/4th of it having textured patterns.

Under the hood, we get a MTK6765(Helio P35) chipset paired with either 3/4/6GB RAM and 32/64/128GB storage. For cameras, we get a quad rear camera with a 48MP main lens, a 5MP ultrawide, two 2MP macro and depth sensors. Upfront, there is an 8MP selfie shooter.

Other features include a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, MicroSD slot, 3.5mm audio jack, and One UI based on Android 10 OS.

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Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A11, a budget smartphone with a punch-hole display. After a while, its successor, expected to darn the Galaxy A12 moniker, appeared on the Geekbench listing recently. Now, the same device has appeared on Samsung’s official support page.

As reported by 91Mobiles, Samsung Russia’s official support page has listed a model number SM-A125F/DSN. Now, if we recall, an earlier report said that Samsung Galaxy A12 will have a model number SM-A125F. The new listing on Samsung’s support page is similar and corroborates the previous info. That said, apart from the model number, there is no info on the page.

Samsung Galaxy A12 Specifications(Expected)

However, thanks to early reports we know what features the device will likely bring to the table. As per a recent Geekbench listing, Galaxy A12 will sport the MediaTek’s Helio P35 SoC. This is a departure from the Qualcomm (Snapdragon 450 SoC) on the predecessor Galaxy A11. While the device tested on Geekbench had 3GB RAM, reports say that it will come with 32GB, and 64GB storage options. Hence, we can expect a higher 4GB variant as well.

Furthermore, reports say that the Galaxy A12 will be very similar to the predecessor. Thus, we can expect features like a punch-hole display at the front. At the back, the device is expected to retain the physical fingerprint sensor(capacitive) and come in Black, White, Blue, and Red colors.

That said, it will likely have other features like microSD card support, Android 10, triple rear cameras, NFC, and more. Precisely, if the device were to be similar to the Galaxy A11 as reports say, it could feature an HD+ display, 4,000mAh(or higher) battery with 15W fast charging. Let’s wait for concrete info to confirm the same but in any case, the listing suggests that the launch is very near.

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