Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A72	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Mar 17, 2021	Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LCD
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
84.74 %	85.80 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 618	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
6GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS)	64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI	Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad 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	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
EU SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 449	€ 179
In The Box
	Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 32GB storage


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 128GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
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