Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A72
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Oct 23, 2020
Released · Mar 17, 2021
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
2815 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
6.50 x 3.05 x
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.66 oz (189.0 g) 7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Splash, 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
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
6.1-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
OLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz 90Hz
Screen-to-body
86.93 % 84.74 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Octa-core
2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU Adreno 618
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x) Android (11)

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
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 2min
Browsing
12h 35min
Video
6h 48min
Gaming
6h 46min
Battery Life Estimate
6h 22min
Browsing
13h 42min
Video
9h 19min
Gaming
10h 5min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
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)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), 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
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

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, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000 / € 1150 € 449
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020 Mar 17, 2021

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Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 1100
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