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Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Google Pixel 4a

SamsungGalaxy A72

GooglePixel 4a

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Samsung Galaxy A72 Samsung Price $400 Full specs

Google Pixel 4a Google Lowest price Price $350 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

Samsung Galaxy A72Samsung Galaxy A72 4GSM-A725FSM-A725F/DS

Google Pixel 4aG025JGA02099

Announced

March 2021

August 2020

Released

March 2021

August 2020

Colors

BlackWhiteBlueViolet

Just BlackBarely Blue

Design

Length

165 mm (6.50 in)

144 mm (5.67 in)

Width

77.4 mm (3.05 in)

69.4 mm (2.73 in)

Thickness

8.4 mm (0.33 in)

8.2 mm (0.32 in)

Weight

203 g (7.16 oz)

143 g (5.04 oz)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3)
Plastic back
Plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3)Plastic backPlastic frame

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Nano SIM/eSIM

Multi SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM

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Speed

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 800 MB

Same on both

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Size

6.7 Inches

5.81 Inches

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

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Resolution

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

1080x2340 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

84.4%

83.3%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

394 PPI

443 PPI

Brightness Level

800 Nits

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Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Features

No extras

HDR

On both: Always-on Display, Hole-punch Notch, Dark Mode, Capacitive, Multi-touch, 16M Colors

Hardware

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Manufacturing Technology

8 nm

CPU Type

Octa-core

CPU

Dual-core 2.3 GHz

Dual-core 2.2 GHz

On both: Octa-core:, Hexa-core 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

RAM (Memory)

6/8 GB6 GB (128 GB)8 GB (128 GB)8 GB (256 GB)

6 GB

Internal Storage

128/256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

Ram Type

LPDDR4x

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Card Slot

Yes - MicroSD

Software

Android 11

Android 10

Update To

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Android 11

User Interface

One UI 3.1

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Main camera

Camera

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12.2 MP

Four

First Camera: 64 MP (Standard)Second Camera: 8 MP (Telephoto)Third Camera: 12 MP (Ultrawide)Fourth Camera: 5 MP (Macro)

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Aperture Size

First Camera: F/1.8Second Camera: F/2.4Third Camera: F/2.2Fourth Camera: F/2.4

F/1.7

Video

FHD 1080P@30/60fps

FHD 1080P@60/120fps

On both: 4K 2160P@30fps, Electronic Stabilization (EIS), Slow Motion

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Optical Zoom 3xAI Scene DetectionDigital Zoom 30x

Digital Zoom

On both: Autofocus (AF), Optical Stabilization (OIS), Night Mode, Portrait Mode, Pro Mode, Continuous shooting, Panorama, Exposure compensation, Face detection, Geotagging, HDR, ISO settings, Scene mode, Self-timer, Touch focus, White balance settings