Oppo A78 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences
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Oppo A78 5G
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Oppo A78 5G or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Oppo A78 5G | Samsung Galaxy A72 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | January, 2023 | 2021, March 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 75.1 x 163.8 x 8.0 mm | 2.96 x 2.96 x 6.45 in | 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 203 g | 7.16 oz | |
| Body Build | Plastic | Glass front, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Purple | Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 500 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | 188 g | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.56" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 107.8 cm2 | ||
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84% | 84.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1612 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 269 PPI | 394 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch resistant | ||
| Other specs | - 90 Hz -480 cd/m² (typ) -HBM 600 cd/m² -DCI-P3 |
- 90Hz -800 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, ƒ/ 1.8, (wide), -2 MP, ƒ/ 2.4, (Black & white) |
-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
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| Functions | LED flash | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 105 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 112 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 92 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, ƒ/ 2.0 | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13 | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | |
| Chipset | - MediaTek Dimensity 700 (MT6833) (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz) | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 8GB 128GB, 8GB · 128GB | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 324010 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 285632 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 670 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1653 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1169 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1026 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 508 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1555 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100) -5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct ,Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, APT-x, LDAC, SBC | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | Yes | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, Pedometer , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 33.0W - IPX4 |
- Fast charging 25W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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