Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A72

Samsung Galaxy A72

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A72
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Release date 2018, September 2021, March 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 203 g | 7.16 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back
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Colors Black, blue, gold, pink Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 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" in 6.7" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 107.8 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 84.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 394 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display - 90Hz
-800 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Triple 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-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 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 105
DxOMark Photo 112
DxOMark Video 92
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 618
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 144819 285632
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 670
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1653
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1169
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1026
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297 508
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 974 1555

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    

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

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

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