Weaknesses in the camera and operating speed cost the Galaxy A12 the test victory. However, the battery life and charging time are better than those of the test winner. The models are not much different in terms of display and camera. Samsung also guarantees updates.

Agonisingly slow, a dark and blurred display, plus slow Wi-Fi: the A12 is the worst Samsung smartphone according to the current test procedure. But the battery lasts a long time and NFC is included. With 32 GB from 129 euros.

New in Stiftung Warentest's mobile phone test: ?38 current smartphones. Among them are three top models from Samsung: the ?Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, the ?Samsung Galaxy S21 5G and the ?Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G. From Huawei, the likewise high-priced ?Huawei Mate 40 Pro has been added...