The new Motorola Edge S device has a 4 camera setup with a main lens of 64 MP, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor chipset and a battery of 5000 mAh. On other side, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has awesome features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.
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Specifications
Feature | Motorola Edge S | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
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Screen Display | 6.7 in (inches) | 6.5 in (inches) |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) |
Operating System | Android 10 | Android 10 |
Resolution | 1080 x 2520 pixels | 720 x 1560 pixels |
RAM | 6 GB (gigabytes) or 8 GB (gigabytes) | 3 GB (gigabytes) or 4 GB (gigabytes) or 6 GB (gigabytes) |
Storage | 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes) | 32 GB (gigabytes),64 GB (gigabytes),128 GB (gigabytes) |
Camera | 64/16/2/TOF MP | 48/5/2/2 MP |
Front Camera | 16 MP | 8 MP |
Battery | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Processor and Operating System
The Motorola Edge S runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 3.2 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.4 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 385. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 3200 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture. Running on Android 10 operating system.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is a better chipset processor than the MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765).
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy A12 has a MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765), the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 4 cores of 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2300 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture. And it’s running on Android 10 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The Motorola Edge S is carrying a Qualcomm Adreno 650 gpu in the interior and the Samsung Galaxy A12 has the PowerVR GE8320,680 MHz (megahertz) graphics processor.
Battery
The Motorola Edge S battery capacity is 5000 mAh, which is the same as Samsung Galaxy A12. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 battery include Fast charging and Non-removable.
Screen
The device is using a IPS display with 1080 x 2520 pixels and a screen size of 6.7 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy A12 is featuring a TFT display with 720 x 1560 pixels and a screen size of 6.5 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Motorola Edge S is a 3% bigger than Samsung Galaxy A12 screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Motorola Edge S | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
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2.5D curved glass screen | Capacitive |
90 Hz refresh rate | Infinity-V display |
Capacitive | Multi-touch |
Corning Gorilla Glass | |
HDR10 | |
Multi-touch | |
Scratch resistant |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Motorola Edge S is carrying a ram memory of 6 GB (gigabytes) or 8 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2133 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 is coming with a 3 GB (gigabytes) or 4 GB (gigabytes) or 6 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like .
In the basic edition, the Motorola Edge S gives a 100% more ram memory capacity than Samsung Galaxy A12.
The maximum capacity offered by the Motorola Edge S is 8 gigabytes ,which is a 33.33% bigger than the Samsung Galaxy A12 with 6 gigabytes.
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Motorola Edge S comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, the Motorola Edge S gives a 300% more storage memory capacity than Samsung Galaxy A12.
The max storage capacity offered by the Motorola Edge S is 256 gigabytes ,which is a 100% more than the Samsung Galaxy A12 with 128 gigabytes.
Samsung Galaxy A12 gets you or 32 GB (gigabytes) or 64 GB (gigabytes) or 128 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Motorola Edge S rear camera setup is composed by 4 lenses of 64/16/2/TOF MP , the flash type is Dual LED , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.7 f/2.2 f/2.0 respectively.

Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy A12 rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 48/5/2/2 MP , the flash type is LED , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/2.0 f/2.2 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.
Motorola Edge S | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
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Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#3) |
Autofocus | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) |
Continuous shooting | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
Digital image stabilization | Autofocus |
Digital zoom | Continuous shooting |
Exposure compensation | Digital zoom |
Face detection | Exposure compensation |
Fourth rear camera – TOF (Time Of Flight) 3D camera | Face detection |
Geotagging | Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) |
HDR | Geotagging |
ISO settings | HDR |
Laser autofocus (LAF) | ISO settings |
Optical image stabilization | Panorama |
Optical zoom | Scene mode |
Panorama | Secondary rear camera – 2 MP (depth sensing) |
PDAF (#2) | Self-timer |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Third rear camera – 5 MP (ultra-wide angle) |
Pixel size – 1.6 m (4-in-1 pixel binning) | Touch focus |
Scene mode | White balance settings |
Secondary rear camera – 16 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
Self-timer | |
Sensor size – 1.0 m (#2) | |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | |
Touch focus | |
White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Motorola Edge S comes with a 16 MP in the front.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has a 8 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Motorola Edge S | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
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16 MP | 8 MP |
Aperture:f/2.0 | Aperture:f/2.2 |
Aperture:f/2.0 (#2) | Face unlock |
Face unlock | |
HDR | |
Pixel size:0.9 µm /0.000900 mm | |
Secondary front camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
Motorola Edge S | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
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5G NSA | EDGE |
5G SA | HSPA+ |
Built-in 5G modem | LTE |
EDGE | UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
GPRS | |
HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) | |
LTE Cat 20 | |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Motorola Edge S price is $300 (6 GB + 128 GB) or $350 ($8 GB + 128 GB) or $400 (8 GB + 256 GB) and the Samsung Galaxy A12 price tag is $220
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