Samsung Galaxy A72 – 6.70″ 128GB ROM, 8GB RAM, 5000mAh, Awesome Black

The Samsung Galaxy A72 features a fresh new design, similar to what we saw with the Galaxy A52. The 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display has a full-HD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, and supports HDR playback. The Samsung Galaxy A72 has an in-display fingerprint sensor, but I found it to be very inconsistent with authentication and a bit sluggish too.

The Snapdragon 720G SoC is quite underpowered compared to the competition at this price, but it’s still powerful enough to handle Android 11. Games ran really well too and titles such as Genshin Impact had very playable framerates, with just some mild stutter intermittently. The Samsung Galaxy A72 has a similar camera setup as the Galaxy A52, except that the depth camera has been swapped for a more useful 8-megapixel telephoto camera. Photos captured by the main camera were generally above average under good light. The telephoto camera captured strictly average photos.

Specifications

General

Model: A72

Design

Dimensions: 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.50 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)

Weight: 203 g (7.16 oz)

Display

Display Type: Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Size: 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

Hardware

CPU: Octa-core (2×2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)

GPU: Adreno 618

RAM (Memory): 8 GB

Internal Storage: 128 GB

Memory Card Slot: microSDXC

Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass; Virtual proximity sensing

Software

Operating System: Android 11, One UI 3.1

Camera

Rear 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); LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm

Network

SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Technology: GSM / HSPA  / LTE 

Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

Connectivity

Wi-fi:Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Headphone Jack: Yes

Battery

Capacity: Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable