Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Apple iPhone 11
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A72 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 17, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 18 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A72
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (830 against 675 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (393 vs 326 PPI)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 5.9% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 371K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 664 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 79% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 119340 | 188856 |
| GPU | 73217 | 305641 |
| Memory | 79831 | 136959 |
| UX | 95997 | 177223 |
| Total score | 371130 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.2 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1038 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7232 | - |
| Video editing | 6243 | - |
| Photo editing | 17192 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7559 | - |
| Writing score | 9133 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 25.8 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:27 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 14:00 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:39 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 151 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A72 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 15 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | September 2019 |
| Release date | March 2021 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.23 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.17 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11 . But if the display, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A72 .
