Samsung Galaxy A72 vs A15 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus and came out 2 years and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A72
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 10% longer battery life (25:03 vs 22:46 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 741 and 675 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6100 Plus
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 84.4% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 99% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 962 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~123.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1218 | 1263 |
| Single-core score | 741 | 675 |
| Multi-core score | 1783 | 1957 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 198248 | 217616 |
| GPU | 62252 | 41857 |
| Memory | 72853 | 108852 |
| UX | 157392 | 139217 |
| Total score | 490745 | 507542 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 132 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 313 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7747 | 8902 |
| Video editing | 6322 | 4692 |
| Photo editing | 17789 | 15554 |
| Data manipulation | 7745 | 7068 |
| Writing score | 9677 | 10187 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A72
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantu | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1049 |
| 📘 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantu | Geekbench 6 CPU | 724 / 1692 |
| 📘 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1218 |
| 📘 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 741 / 1783 |
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 -> Bulbo | AnTuTu 12 | 608209 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> Bulbo | AnTuTu 12 | 608209 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1245 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 675 / 1791 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Gota) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 675 / 1957 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 6.0 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 25.8 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:35 hr | 10:02 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 07:43 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Hynix Hi5022Q |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | SmartSense SC501CS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 60 | - |
| Zoom | 76 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A72 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore GC013A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March 2021 | December 2023 |
| Release date | March 2021 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $199 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.23 W/kg | 0.8 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.17 W/kg | 1.46 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A72. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G.
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