Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Galaxy A70
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A72 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 17, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A72
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 15% longer battery life (25:03 vs 21:44 hours)
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (828 against 613 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 11
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 2 years newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A70
- Weighs 20 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 86% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | - |
| PWM | 367 Hz | - |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Hexagon 685 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 612 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 845 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~216.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1218 | - |
| Single-core score | 741 | 594 |
| Multi-core score | 1783 | 1672 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 198248 | 183457 |
| GPU | 62252 | 27226 |
| Memory | 72853 | 98657 |
| UX | 157392 | 170694 |
| Total score | 490745 | 480034 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 313 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7747 | 6699 |
| Video editing | 6322 | 5705 |
| Photo editing | 17789 | 15653 |
| Data manipulation | 7745 | 6224 |
| Writing score | 9677 | 7844 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A72
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantu | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1049 |
| 📘 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantu | Geekbench 6 CPU | 724 / 1692 |
| 📘 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1218 |
| 📘 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 741 / 1783 |
Samsung Galaxy A70
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (yellrozo) | AnTuTu 12 | 515197 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Not An Axolotl) | AnTuTu 11 | 462082 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Beo) | AnTuTu 11 | 480034 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI 6.0 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 25.8 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:35 hr | 06:55 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 11:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 129 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 6500 x 4920 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 32 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 60 | - |
| Zoom | 76 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A72 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2019 |
| Release date | March 2021 | April 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $370 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A72 |
| SAR (head) | 0.23 W/kg | 0.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.17 W/kg | 1.48 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A72 is definitely a better buy.
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