Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A72	Samsung Galaxy Note 21
Released · Mar 17, 2021	Not announced · No information
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px	6.8-inch
Quad camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	6.8-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI

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
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

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

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	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
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
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

Links

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