Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy A14 4G (Europe & Middle East) vs. Google Pixel 8a

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Mobile Phones

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy A14 4G (Europe & Middle East)

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Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Google

Model

iPhone 12

Galaxy A14

Pixel 8a

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Black, Dark Red, Silver, Green

Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

4G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Cell Bands

A2172: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
A2402, A2403, A2404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

G8HHN, USA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
GKV4X, NA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
G6GPR, Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.1 or 5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

Lightning

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2

Headphones Connector

No

3.5mm TRS

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Mediatek MT6769 Helio G80

Google Tensor G3

CPU(s)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Min. RAM

4 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

4 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

PLS LCD

OLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.6 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2532 pixels

2408 pixels

2400 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

400 ppi

430 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 14.1

Android 13, One UI Core 5

Android 14

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP67

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

64 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.8

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

0.8 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

5 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

13 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

20 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

15 W

18 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

n/a

Yes

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

7.5 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

AnTuTu (v10)

1 193 520

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)