Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Asus ZenFone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	May 12, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€449	€599

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 82.76% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

10h 12min

Video

11h 23min

Gaming

8h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual 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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
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 (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA Global version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 66, 71 Global version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Global version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 Global version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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
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

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Global

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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