Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$829	€449

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Yes	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2009	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4369	Untested
3D Mark High
2347	Untested
3D Mark Low
1801	Untested

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Battery

Type
2815 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979