Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 mini vs Samsung Galaxy S7 active vs Samsung Galaxy A12

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Not announced yet June 2016 2020, November 24
Status Rumored Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price - Rs. 53,640 ($794.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver White, Gray, Gold Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 9.9 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 185 g (6.53 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Back Panel
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 10
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890 Octa
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Adreno 530 -
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 4.6 inches 5.1 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (479 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.32% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K video and 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2600 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -