Majalahgadget.net – Samsung Galaxy A12 release di Indonesia akhir tahun 2020, ponsel besutan brand Samsung ini cukup mengejutkan karena menyediakan spesifikasi yang gahar dengan harga yang cukup bersahabat. Dengan harga hanya sekitar 2,3-2,7 juta (saat artikel ini dibuat), ponsel ini sudah dilengkapi memori internal 128 GB, baterai 5000 mAh, fast-charging, kamera quad-camera, dan pilihan RAM 4 atau 6 GB. Selain itu, Galaxy A12 juga dilengkapi dengan fitur Secure Folder untuk memberikan privasi lebih, serta teknologi Samsung Knox dengan sistem keamanan berlapis untuk melindungi keamanan data di ponsel Anda.
Dengan segudang fitur di atas, apakah ponsel ini layak untuk dilirik? Berikut review Samsung Galaxy A12.
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Review Samsung Galaxy A12
Desain
Material bagian belakang Samsung Galaxy A12 menggunakan plastik dengan pola garis yang membuat ponsel ini tidak licin saat dipegang. Dengan bobot 205 gram, ponsel ini tergolong berat walaupun tetap nyaman digenggam. Dimensi ponsel ini 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm.
Slot dual nano SIM card dan microSD terletak di sisi kiri ponsel. Pada sisi kanan, terdapat tombol volume dan power (sekaligus sensor sidik jari). Untuk bagian bawah, terdapat port jack audio 3.5 mm, speaker, dan port USB type-c.
Display
Samsung Galaxy A12 memiliki layar berukuran 6,5 inch dengan resolusi HD+. Layar ponsel ini berdesain Infinity-V atau notch kamera depan berbentuk tetesan air. Dengan layar jenis IPS, ponsel ini nyaman dipandang walaupun digunakan untuk bermain game atau streaming film dalam waktu yang cukup lama. Kekurangan pada layarnya adalah tampilan kurang begitu tajam saat di bawah terik matahari.
Performa
Dapur pacu Samsung Galaxy A12 mengandalkan System-on-Chip (SoC) MediaTek Helio P35 dengan paduan pilihan RAM 4 GB atau 6 GB. Dengan RAM yang besar, ponsel ini dapat menjalankan multitasking secara lancar. Untuk bermain game, Samsung Galaxy A12 lancar digunakan untuk bermain game dengan tingkat grafis ringan-sedang.
Baterai
Samsung Galaxy A12 memiliki kapasitas baterai sebesar 5.000 mAh yang dapat bertahan hingga dua hari pada pemakaian normal. Selain itu, ponsel ini dilengkapi dengan fitur fast-charging 15W sehingga hanya dibutuhkan waktu sekitar 2 jam untuk mengisi penuh baterai.
Kamera
Samsung Galaxy A12 memiliki empat kamera belakang dengan desain kotak atau istilah kerennya square-typed quad camera. Komposisinya dari kiri bawah kamera utama 48MP, kamera ultra-wide 5MP, kamera macro 2MP (untuk mengambil konten objek kecil dan detail), dan kanan bawah depth-camera 2MP.
Untuk kamera depan menggunakan kamera 8 MP yang dilengkapi dengan teknologi Selfie Focus dan Smart Beauty untuk meningkatkan kualitas rekaman saat foto selfie ataupun video call.
Hasil kamera depan atau belakang cukup memuaskan pada kondisi cahaya yang terang dan terbilang baik pada kondisi minim cahaya. Saat menggunakan mode foto makanan, Samsung Galaxy A12 berhasil memperlihatkan hasilnya dengan potret foto makanan yang tampak menggiurkan.
Selain itu tangkapan kamera Samsung Galaxy A12 cukup baik untuk membuat konten video.
Spesifikasi Samsung Galaxy A12:
General
| Device Type | Smartphone , Phablet , Notch Phone , Camera Phone , Bezel-less Phone |
| Model | Samsung A12 |
| Announced | 24 November 2020 |
| Released | 21 December 2020 |
| Status | Available |
| Price | RAM 4GB (Rp 2.350.000 - Rp 2.500.000) | RAM 6 GB (Rp 2.600.000 - Rp 2.799.000) |
Design
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Dimensions | 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inchi) |
| Weight | 205 gram |
| Protection | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| Colors | Hitam, Putih, dan Biru |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Network | B1(2100), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 4G Network |
FDD LTE B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800), B28(700) TDD LTE B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500) |
| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Nano SIM |
| Dual SIM | SIM + SIM 2 + MicroSD |
Display
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | PLS TFT LCD |
| Size | 165.5mm (6.5" full rectangle) / 161.4mm (6.4" rounded corners) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 (HD+) |
| Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 16M |
| Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 264 ppi density |
Media
| Audio Playback | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Video Playback | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| Video Out | FHD (1920 x 1080) @30fps |
| FM Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording |
Camera
| Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. | Quad: 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF | 5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) | 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) | 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Camera Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Secondary | Single 8 MP, f/2.2 |
Software
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Android |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | One UI |
| Facebook Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in 37 different languages. | |
| Youtube Youtube is a popular free video-sharing website, Youtube is the largest video sharing site in the world, Millions of users around the world have created accounts on the site that allow them to upload videos that anyone can watch. |
Hardware
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | PowerVR GE8320 |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 4 GB |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 128 GB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | |
| Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. | |
| HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. |
Data
| GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection. | |
| EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection. | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
Messaging
| SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks. | Yes |
| MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol. |
Battery
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 5000 mAh Fast charging 15W |
| Placement | non-removable |
| Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. | Sampai dengan 34 jam |
| Music Play | Sampai dengan 109 jam |
Kesimpulan
Samsung Galaxy A12 memuaskan dari segi hemat baterai, kamera, dan penyimpanan internal yang super lega. Terlebih lagi spesifikasi tersebut bisa didapatkan dengan harga Rp 2 jutaan. Sebuah paket hemat yang hampir sempurna. Akankah lebih baik jika prosesor yang digunakan lebih mantap lagi agar dapat lancar untuk bermain game dengan grafis yang berat. Tapi ya mau bagaimana lagi mungkin penggunaan prosesor entry-level adalah jalan untuk menekan budget agar ponsel ini dapat dijual dengan harga yang relatif murah. Sekian review dari penulis, semoga bermanfaat. 🙂