Samsung Galaxy A72 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Samsung Galaxy A72 5G

Samsung Galaxy A72 5G

Announced On:December, 2020

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Announced On:January, 2021

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Samsung Galaxy A72 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Samsung Galaxy A72 5G	Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Price
EUR: €550	EUR: €326
USD: N/A	USD: $217
GBP: N/A	GBP: £220
INR: N/A	INR: ₹49,000
PKR: N/A	PKR: Rs.184,999

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.50 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)	161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight
203 g (7.16 oz)	200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
Build
	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Models
SM-A726B, SM-A726B/DS	SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

Type
Display
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Always-on display
Size
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm² (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 107.8 cm² (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection
Unspecified	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE (unspecified)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 SM-G996U1
5G Bands
SA/NSA	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SM-G996U1

Internal Memory
Memory
128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS	UFS 3.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS Secondary: 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 123" (ultrawide), 1.12µm Forth: 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)	Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, gyro-EIS	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm Features: HDR Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Radio
Multimedia
Unspecified	FM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v12	Android OS, v11
Upgradable
	Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 4.1	One UI 5.1

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) USA/China
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) USA/China
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G78 MP14 International Adreno 660 USA/China
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM and eSIM Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Performance
Benchmarks
	AnTuTu: 622276 (v8) GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1) GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
Charging
25W wired	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless

Features
Additional Features
ANT+	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

SAR EU
Misc
	0.54 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

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