Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
€449	12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	7.55 oz / 214.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2420 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 840
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3753
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	11259
3D Mark High
Untested	7801
3D Mark Low
Untested	3741

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

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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	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 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) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	6.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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

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