Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Samsung Galaxy A72
samsung galaxy a72
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
apple ipad pro 12.9 (2021)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced 2021, March 17 April 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26 Coming Soon - May 2021
Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 iPadOS 14.5
User Interface One UI 3.0 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar] Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip
GPU Adreno 618 [Similar] Apple GPU (8-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 2 TB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 12.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.78% 85.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 10 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 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
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
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/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh 40.88 Wh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -