The official Galaxy A73 5G was released on the market with a number of updates. But is it really necessary for Galaxy A72 users to update to their successor cellphones?
In fact, the Galaxy A73 was introduced with the Galaxy A53 and A33 last March. However, Samsung only launched in the country on April 18, 2022.
Whereas last year the Galaxy A72 was launched and sold together with the Galaxy A52 and A32. This vendor based in the K-Pop country has a reason.
Currently we are focusing on the product running in stages. Because this is the highest series in the Galaxy A Series, we are releasing the Galaxy A73 5G now after the previous A53 and A33.
He continued that the Samsung A73 is a must-have, not to mention the owner of the Galaxy A72. Because it provides a series of refreshments in a number of sectors.
The upgrades are many, we improve the processor, camera, screen that is faster to the battery that can be used longer.
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Comparison of Galaxy A73 Vs A72
1. Dimension
At first glance, the appearance of the two cellphones is no different. However, if you look at the dimensions and weights, there are differences.
The Galaxy A72 is made to measure 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm and weighs 203 grams. Because the bezels surrounding the screen are getting thinner, the dimensions of the Galaxy A73 are 163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm. Its weight was reduced to 181 grams, or a difference of 22 grams from before.
2. Screen
Both cellphones carry a 6.7-inch screen with Full HD + resolution. The difference is, Samsung uses a Super AMOLED + panel on the Galaxy A73, while the Galaxy A72 carries Super AMOLED.
The Super AMOLED+ panel delivers more vibrant colors and supports HDR10+. This panel is thin so it doesn't make the phone body thick.
Samsung also increased the refresh rate from 90Hz on the A72 to 120Hz on the A73. These improvements provide an even smoother screen scrolling experience than ever before.
3. Performance
Samsung capitalized on the Galaxy A72 with the Snapdragon 750G chipset which was made with 8 nm fabrication. Its successor is powered by Snapdragon 778G which is made with 6 nm fabrication.
The increase is quite high. CPU and GPU performance reaches 50-60% from before.
Both phones are equipped with 8 GB of RAM. Interestingly, the Galaxy A73 is given RAM Plus up to 8 GB so that the total available RAM reaches 16 GB.
The internal memory is also spacious, Samsung provides a capacity of 256 GB. The Galaxy A72 has 128 GB of storage space.
4. Camera
Samsung made improvements to the camera sector. The Galaxy A73 has a 108 MP main camera, its predecessor is only 64 MP.
This is the first time the 108 MP camera is on the Galaxy A Series. Previously only on Galaxy S Ultra.
These two cellphones have a 12 MP ultra-wide camera and a 5 MP macro sensor. Unfortunately there is no longer a telephoto lens that was previously on the Galaxy A72, Samsung replaced it with a 5MP depth sensor.
5. Battery & Features
Samsung has both installed a 5,000 mAh battery on the Galaxy A72 and A73, besides that it still supports 25W fast charging.
Other features are still similar, there is IP67 certification (water and dust resistance), fingerprint on the screen and stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos.
But what makes the Galaxy A73 interesting is the support for operating system updates and security. Samsung ensures this phone gets 4 versions of Android updates and 5 years of security support.
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