Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Asus ROG Phone 5 Specs Comparison

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9.0	9.0
Samsung Galaxy A72	Asus ROG Phone 5
Released · Mar 17, 2021	Released · Apr 26, 2021
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px	6.8-inch · 2448x1080px
Quad camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	6000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches 172.8 x 77.2 x 10.29 mm
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g)	8.40 oz (238.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
	Phantom Black, Storm White

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.8-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	144Hz
Screen-to-body
84.74 %	82.12 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 660
RAM
6GB	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS)	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI	Android (11), ROG UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	6000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 5
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 65.0W

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

13h 2min

Gaming

10h 49min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 11 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	24 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
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)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1700)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), 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
€ 449	€ 799
In The Box
	User guide, warranty card, SIM tray needle, Type-C to C Cable, USB power adapter (65W)

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Mar 10, 2021

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

with 16GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	256GB


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
Colors	Glossy Black
MSRP	€ 1199

Links

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Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs	Asus ROG Phone 5 Specs
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