Android developers listed the requirements for the smartphone on this platform. This is reported on the project website.
Google specialists share devices into multiple performance classes (Performance Class), which are based on smartphones. The most advanced devices, as a rule, receive the maximum class and the largest number of supported android features 12.
Classes 11 (R) and 12 (S) belong to the top, class 11 – to base apparatuses. The documentation names system requirements that must meet the maximum classification phones. So, smartphones must have a screen with a resolution of at least 1080 pixels with a density of at least 400 points per square inch. Also, gadgets should get at least six gigabytes of RAM.
The document states that the maximum adapted to work with Android 12 devices are equipped with at least one main camera on 12 megapixels with support for 4K video with a frequency of 30 frames per second and front camera with a resolution of five megapixels or higher.
Despite the presence of a gesture control function in the latest versions of Android, smartphones must support control using a three buttons, which is the standard on the phones from OS from Google.
The release of Android 12 took place in early October. First of all, the operating system will be released on the smartphones of the Google Pixel series, then the OS will be released on its devices other manufacturers.