Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 7 | Samsung Galaxy A72 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, August | 2021, March 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.91 in | 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 203 g | 7.16 oz | |
| Body Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel | Glass front, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx | Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue | |
| Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 850 EUR | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.7" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 88.5 cm2 | 107.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 78.0% | 84.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 518 PPI | 394 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| 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, Single | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -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@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 105 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 112 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 92 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) | - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 | Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 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 | 392 | 508 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1279 | 1555 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1519 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3865 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3308 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 -4G - LTE |
-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 (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, 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 | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging -Qi wireless charging (market dependent) - - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus |
- Fast charging 25W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N930 (USA); N930F (Europe); N930G (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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