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Samsung Galaxy A72 Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2021 Sep, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android v7.1.1 Nougat
UI
One UI 3.1 Grace UI
Dimensions
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.50 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
203 g 195 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
6.7 inches
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6.3 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~522 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
90Hz refresh rate, 800 nits Always-on display, HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3300 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) Octa-core (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU
Adreno 618 Mali-G71 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) MicroSD Card (support up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Dual 12 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyr -EIS Show more

F/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection, 2x optical zoom, /2.55
Front
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE... LTE...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
NA Pen stylus, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Desktop Experience support, ANT+ support, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Stylus, Samsung Desktop Experience support, Photo/video editor, Document editor, YouTube, Google Talk, 32-bit/384kHz audio
Pricing
Price
US$ 543 USD $871
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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