Home Phone comparison Huawei P60 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A72 - Which is better?

Huawei P60 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A72

77 out 100
Huawei P60 Pro
VS
53 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A72
Huawei P60 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A72

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy A72, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P60 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 203g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A72
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4815mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A72
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P60 Pro
vs
Samsung Galaxy A72

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 84.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Samsung Galaxy A72
825 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz367 Hz
Response time1 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P60 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy A72]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy A72
84.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A72 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 692
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Samsung Galaxy A72
661
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Samsung Galaxy A72
1783
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1758661
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44221783
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Samsung Galaxy A72
383153
CPU380609132249
GPU47260174109
Memory20296772736
UX219647104059
NanoReview Score1275824383153
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Samsung Galaxy A72
1038
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °C38.2 °C
Stability41 %99 %
Graphics Test63 fps6 fps
Graphics Score105511038
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P60 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy A72]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P60 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A72
8967
Writing scoren/a9514
Web scoren/a7307
Video editingn/a6296
Data manipulationn/a7498
NanoReview Scoren/a8967

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 25.8 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 One UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Samsung Galaxy A72
25:03
Web Browsing08:26 h08:35 h
Video Playback12:20 h13:14 h
Games05:27 h05:11 h
Standby Mode88 h144 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX888n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.7
Pixel size1.17 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivisionOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Samsung Galaxy A72
100
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Samsung Galaxy A72
78
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Samsung Galaxy A72
92
Bokeh8055
Preview7560
Zoom15876
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P60 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy A72]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2015
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy A72
88.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 450
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 88 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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