Samsung Galaxy A22 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A22	Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Jul 02, 2021	Released · Mar 17, 2021
6.4-inch · 1600x720px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
	5000 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches 159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	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
Black, White, Mint, Violet

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 274 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	90Hz
Screen-to-body
84.30 %	84.74 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G80 MT6769T (12 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali G52 MC2	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB
Internal storage
64GB (eMMC 5.1)	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 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: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) 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 (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) OIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1700)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 250	€ 449
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 03, 2021	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage


Internal storage	128GB

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

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