Samsung Galaxy A12 smartphone was launched on 24th November 2020. The phone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720×1600 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Samsung Galaxy A12 is powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) processor that features 4 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and 4 cores clocked at 23GHz. It comes with 4GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A12 runs Android 10 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy A12 supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy A12 on the rear packs a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/2.0 aperture; a 5-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture; a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports an 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Samsung Galaxy A12 runs One UI Core 2.5 is based on Android 10 and packs 64GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 1000GB). The Samsung Galaxy A12 is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Samsung Galaxy A12 measures 164.00 x 75.80 x 8.90mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 205.00 grams. It was launched in Black, Blue, and White colours.

Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy A12 include Wi-Fi, GPS, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.