Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G | Samsung Galaxy A72 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, August | 2021, March 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in | 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in | |
| Weight | 198 g | 6.98 oz | 203 g | 7.16 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black | Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue | |
| Battery | 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 1200 EUR | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.8" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 114.0 cm2 | 107.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 91.0% | 84.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3040 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 498 PPI | 394 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
- 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 | 12 MP, Quad | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm, Super Steady video - TOF 3D VGA camera |
-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, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 117 | 105 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | 112 | |
| DxOMark Video | 101 | 92 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 103 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 93 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China |
- Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China |
- Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China |
Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 256/512 GB, 12 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 441392 | 285632 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 823 | 670 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2149 | 1653 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2578 | 1169 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2338 | 1026 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 747 | 508 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2490 | 1555 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4040 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9641 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 10301 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA -5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave |
-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 (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 45W - USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W - Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -S Pen Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Fast charging 25W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-N976F (Global); SM-N976U (USA); SM-N976N (South Korea) |
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