Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A72
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A72, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (569K versus 343K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 738 and 541 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A72
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 16% longer battery life (36:59 vs 31:56 hours)
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (829 against 539 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 367 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 165 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1037 GFLOPS | ~435 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 147657 | 107008 |
| GPU | 207179 | 83851 |
| Memory | 100644 | 57148 |
| UX | 111058 | 92022 |
| Total score | 569584 | 343313 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.1 °C | 38.2 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3456 | 1038 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8066 | 7185 |
| Video editing | 6258 | 6240 |
| Photo editing | 21732 | 17171 |
| Data manipulation | 8689 | 7565 |
| Writing score | 12293 | 9112 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 25.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:51 hr | 11:27 hr |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | 14:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 151 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A72 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | April 2021 | March 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.17 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
If the performance and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro. But if the design and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A72.
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