Samsung Galaxy A72

Released 2021, March 26
203g, 8.4mm thickness
Android 11, up to Android 14 One UI 6.1
128GB/256GB storage, microSDXC
4.6% 8,950,128 hits
564 Become a fan
6.7"
1080x2400 pixels
64MP
2160p
6/8GB RAM
Snapdragon 720G
5000mAh
25W

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
	Speed	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2021, March 17
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2021, March 26

Body	Dimensions	165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.50 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	203 g (7.16 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
	Size	6.7 inches, 107.8 cm² (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Platform	OS	Android 11, upgradable to Android 14 One UI 6.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 618

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera	Quad	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 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 (macro)
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera	Single	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		Virtual proximity sensing

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh
	Charging	25W wired

Misc	Colors	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
	Models	SM-A725F, SM-A725F/DS, SM-A725M, SM-A725M/DS
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 280 EUR


Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 279342 (v8) GeekBench: 6483 (v4.4), 1627 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	825 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	-26.4 LUFS (Good)
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 117h

Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct. Read more

Samsung Galaxy A72 - user opinions and reviews

Redmi note 15 user
80x
11 Aug 2026

Android version is wrong it stops at android 14 one UI 6

Wasim
B{P
04 Aug 2026

The only galaxy A with 4 actual cameras and the only one with an optical zoom

winK
y6V
27 Jun 2026

Mine stills working fine though on certain apps there's a little bit of a lag. Hope Samsung would reconsider its canceling this series. It's a decent and sturdy phone for 4yrs and counting.

Samsung Galaxy A72

Samsung Galaxy A72 review

Samsung Galaxy A72 - user opinions and reviews