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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Nokia 7.2 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
7.2
Nokia 7.2
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Nokia 7.2
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Sep 30, 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm 		6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
159.88 x 75.11 x 8.25 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Cyan green, Charcoal, Ice

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 81.11 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 512
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm 		48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
16 MP 20 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, charging / data cable, Quick Start guide, SIM pin, Headset

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Sep 05, 2019

Alternative variants

Global version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Other NFC
with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
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