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Samsung Galaxy A72 Samsung Galaxy S9
Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2021 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
One UI 3.1
Dimensions
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.50 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) 147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4 mm
Weight
203 g 163 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, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.7 inches
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5.8 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 (~568 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
90Hz refresh rate, 800 nits 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), 3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W - Fast battery charging, Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) Octa-core (4 x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
Adreno 618 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD Card, (supports upto 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)
12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5
Features

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

Phase detection, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP mage recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

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, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR
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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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 / 1700(AWS) / 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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
NA Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 543 USD $800
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
11 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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