Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A72

Price Comparison (India)

Rs. 30,999

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Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
October 2018	2021, March 17
Status
Available	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Price
Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)	165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	LTE
SAR EU
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED
Yes	-

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
80.45%	84.78%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 11
User Interface
-	One UI 3.0
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 512 [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
6/8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Rear Camera
24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash
Features
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor Panorama, HDR	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
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
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM	128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity
3800 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-