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

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	6.8-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
84.74 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (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
Internal storage
128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes
Front
32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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),dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
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(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)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 449

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs
PhoneArena Review
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