Upper mid-range · 2021

Samsung Galaxy A72

Name: Samsung Galaxy A72
Brand: Samsung
Price: 290000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦155,000 to ₦300,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (measured)

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 90Hz

720G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 4 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A72 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

825 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

285,000

GeekBench

1,627

Graphics test

GFXBench 15 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.3 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

117:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

203 g · 8.4 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

165.0 mm

Width

77.4 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

203 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

285k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Heavier in hand

203 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

285k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·Used from ₦155,000

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

Obatek Global

7.7 yrs · 58 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

Mobilelinks Gadgets & Coms Ltd

11.4 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦290,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦300,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦155,000

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Gabriel Ezekperechi

128GB

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