Samsung Galaxy A72 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A72 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A72 5G or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A72 5G Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2021 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in
Weight 203 g | 7.16 oz 227 g | 8.01 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
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Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.8" in
Screen area 108.4 cm2 112.1 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.9% 89.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 3200 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-800 nits (HBM)
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1500 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Quad 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X'', 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)
-108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 40 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, One UI 4.1 Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 744835
Antutu 10 CPU 199654
Antutu 10 GPU 229735
Antutu 10 Mem 150252
Antutu 10 UX 199654
Antutu 8 Total 638987
GeekBench 5 Single Core 671 960
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1874 3177

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE ()
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (Snapdragon only)
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast charging 25W

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus support
Versions
- Versions: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China)

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