On August 9, 2021, a new variant of the phone called the Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho was announced.

[10] The Galaxy A12 has a 6.5 in (170 mm) IPS LCD display with 720 × 1600 resolution and a 60 Hertz Refresh rate.

[12] The phone is powered by Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 System-on-Chip (SoC), which is built on a 12-nanometer (nm) process technology.

The Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 SoC also comes with an integrated IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU that operates at 680MHz.

[12] The Samsung Galaxy A12 features 4 rear-facing cameras housed in a black rounded square with a separate LED flash.

[12] The phone has a 5000mAh Li-Po non-removable battery that can be fast charged (15 W) through the USB-C port situated between the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the single loudspeaker.

[12][13] The smartphone shipped with One UI Core 2.5 over Android 10, preloaded with many standard Google apps.