Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A72 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A72
- Lighter design: 203g vs 220g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 511ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 511 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.7 % | 99.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 367 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 in) | 166.9 mm (6.57 in) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- Black - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 384 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 661 | 1159 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1783 | 3158 |
| CPU | 132249 | 220525 |
| GPU | 74109 | 225011 |
| Memory | 72736 | 146451 |
| UX | 104059 | 168329 |
| NanoReview Score | 383153 | 760316 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.2 °C | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 53 % |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 1038 | 4320 |
| Writing score | 9514 | 13391 |
| Web score | 7307 | 8714 |
| Video editing | 6296 | 6104 |
| Data manipulation | 7498 | 9006 |
| NanoReview Score | 8967 | 11163 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 25.8 GB | 23.7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.0 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 80 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:35 h | 06:27 h |
| Video Playback | 13:14 h | 11:23 h |
| Games | 05:11 h | 04:23 h |
| Standby Mode | 144 h | 91 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 12032x9204 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 103 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 60 | n/a |
| Zoom | 76 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Active | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 15 | 22 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2021 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 450 | 1400 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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