Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Oct 03, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$650

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.38 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 162 x 77.3 x 8 mm (~9.6 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) 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
	Blue, Graphite, Gray, Mint, Yellow

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.06% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1756 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Exynos 2400e S5E9945 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Deca-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 2x2.9GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.6​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.9​5GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 618	Xclipse 940
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2153
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6631
3D Mark High
Untested	3861
3D Mark Low
Untested	2435

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 20min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

10h 8min

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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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" 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	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 75 mm Sensor size: 1/4.4" 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 (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

150

Overall

153

Photo

147

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6E 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) 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, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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