Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A72

Samsung Galaxy A72

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy A72
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Release date 2024, March 11 2021, March 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in
Weight 213 g | 7.51 oz 203 g | 7.16 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back
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Colors Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.7" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 107.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 84.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 394 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
- 90Hz
-800 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-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)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 108 105
DxOMark Photo 110 112
DxOMark Video 117 92
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Exynos 1480 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)
GPU Xclipse 530 Adreno 618
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 8 Total 285632
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172 670
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524 1653
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1169
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1026
GeekBench 5 Single Core 508
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1555

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
-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
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

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