Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2013 2021, March 17 Not announced yet
Status Available - April 2013 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26 Rumored
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Black; other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
165 x 77.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz) -
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.0 One UI 3.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 618 Adreno 619
RAM 512 MB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 4.0 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 84.78% 84.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 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)
panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera No [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 1430 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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