LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W)
Side by side comparison between LG Cookie Fresh vs Samsung Galaxy A12 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W)
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2 Advantages 
29 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
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| Model | Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) |
| Other model names | LG Cookie Fresh GS290, LG GS290 Cookie Fresh | Galaxy A12 LTE SM-A125W (32GB + 3GB RAM) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  Canada |
| Brand | LG | Samsung |
| Release date | 4/8/2010 | 12/21/2020, Announced: 11/24/2020 |
| Depth | 12.5 millimeters (0.49 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 52.9 x 108 millimeters (2.08 x 4.25 in) | 75.8 x 164 millimeters (2.98 x 6.46 in) |
| Weight | 89 grams (3.12 ounces) | 205 grams (7.18 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT PLS |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~44.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 720x1600 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 270 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 3.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) (12nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.3GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR GE8320 MP2 (680MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 3GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 40MB | 32GB (19GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66, 71) TD-LTE (38, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (quad camera) 16 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.2123° 2MP macro f/2.4 2MP depth f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Virtual ambient light sensor Virtual proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) LGIP-430N | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 390 hours (16.3 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Orange on white, Purple on white, Blue on light silver • Flash UI • Cartoon UI with Live Square • Handwriting recognition • 1000 entries in phonebook • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Red |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125W) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |