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Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Vivo S9e

What Galaxy A72 does better (9) and where S9e wins (7) — every spec side by side.

Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung · 2021Galaxy A72
7.4Score
9 advantages≈ $300
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Vivo S9e
Vivo · 2021S9e
7.0Score
7 advantages≈ $330
7.1Display7.1
9.2Camera8.7
5.3Battery3.3
5.9Features5.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Galaxy A72S9e
77.4 × 1658.474.3 × 159.37.3
Galaxy A72S9eDifference
Height165 mm159.3 mm+5.7 mm
Width77.4 mm74.3 mm+3.1 mm
Thickness8.4 mm7.3 mm+1.1 mm
Weight203 g172 g+32 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Galaxy A72 better than S9e?

  1. Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 4,100 mAh+22%
  2. Telephoto cameraYes · S9e: No
  3. NFCYes · S9e: No
  4. Stereo speakersYes · S9e: No
  5. Memory card slotYes · S9e: No
  6. 4K selfie videoYes · S9e: No
  7. 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · S9e: No
  8. Screen size6.7″ vs 6.4″+4%
  9. Rear cameras3 vs 2+50%

Why is S9e better than Galaxy A72?

  1. 5GNo · Galaxy A72: Yes
  2. Wired charging25 W vs 33 W+32%
  3. Weight203 g vs 172 g+18%
  4. CPU frequency2.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz+13%
  5. Pixel density394 ppi vs 409 ppi+4%
  6. Thickness8.4 mm vs 7.3 mm+15%
  7. Process8 nm vs 7 nm+14%
Specifications

Side by side

Vivo S9eVivo S9e≈ $3307.0
Design
Weight203 g172 g
Thickness8.4 mm7.3 mm
Height165 mm159.3 mm
Width77.4 mm74.3 mm
FramePlastic—
BackPlastic—
Ingress protectionIP67—
Water resistance (IPx)IPx7—
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5—
ColoursAwesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome BlueBlack, White, Starry Blue
Display
Screen size6.7″6.4″
PanelSuper AMOLEDAMOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,400 px2,404 px
Pixel density394 ppi409 ppi
Refresh rate90 Hz90 Hz
Peak brightness800 nits—
Measured brightness825 nits—
Screen-to-body ratio84.4%84.5%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetQualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720GMediatek Dimensity 820
Chip makerQualcommMediaTek
Process8 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
GPUAdreno 618Mali-G57 MC5
AnTuTu score279,342—
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)6,483—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme313—
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Storage (max)256 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory card slotYesNo
Camera
Main camera64 MP64 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Main sensor size1/1.7"1/1.72"
Rear cameras32
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraYesNo
Optical zoom3×—
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera32 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoYesNo
Battery
Battery capacity5,000 mAh4,100 mAh
Battery typeLi-Ion—
Wired charging25 W33 W
Charged in 30 min54%—
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GNoYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth55.1
NFCYesNo
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C
USB version2—
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersYesNo
3.5 mm headphone jackYesNo
Loudspeaker loudness-26.4 LUFS—
Fingerprint sensorUnder displayUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SAR (head)0.23 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 11Android 11
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interfaceupgradable to Android 14 One UI 6.1OriginOS 1.0
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