Huawei P Smart (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€229	€449

Design

Dimensions
6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 165.65 x 76.88 x 9.26 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.27 oz (206.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Crush green, Blush gold

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.27% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (14 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB/128GB	6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, 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	Nano SIM

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 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P Smart (2021) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
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