Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Motorola Edge S vs Motorola Edge (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced 2021, March 17 January 2021 August 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26 Coming Soon - Februrary 2021 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Blue, Silver Nebula Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
168.4 x 74 x 9.7 mm
(6.63 x 2.91 x 0.38 in)
169 x 75.6 x 9 mm
(6.65 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP52, splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11 Android 11
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) Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 650 Adreno 642L
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
560 nits (typ)
FHD+ LCD Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.78% 84.23% 83.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP + TOF 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash Dual-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
64 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
16 MP, 121˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm, PDAF
2 MP, (depth)
TOF 3D
panorama, HDR
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth), 1.75µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 6K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, (wide), 1.0µm
8 MP, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 0.7µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 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 or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -