Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB scores 1,554, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB delivers 12h 54m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy A72 256GB

₹38,999

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OnePlus Nord 6

₹46,999

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Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2021

09 Apr, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 720G	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


5000 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.4/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Nice design and solid build
IP67 certified
Capable 90Hz display
Decent set of cameras

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Misses out on 5G
Cannot match rivals in terms of performance
Bloatware
Seems Pricey

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.3/5

(956 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,968 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

247,629 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
12h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

247,629

2,366,913

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

28.0 s

14.0 s

17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,499

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.1 %

27.4 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

3200 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.86 %

89.41 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

165 mm

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.4 mm

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.5 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

203 grams

217 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 54m

20h 46m

14h 01m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 50s

1h 5m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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