Zen M72 Smart vs Nokia 1

Comparing the Zen M72 Smart vs Nokia 1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Zen M72 Smart runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Nokia 1 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Zen M72 Smart the better performer.

Display: Nokia 1 offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Zen M72 Smart offers 4 inches, making Nokia 1 the larger display of the two. Nokia 1 features a IPS LCD display compared to Zen M72 Smart's TFT, making Nokia 1 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nokia 1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Zen M72 Smart offers 2 MP, making Nokia 1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nokia 1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Zen M72 Smart offers 0.3 MP, making Nokia 1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Zen M72 Smart offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Nokia 1 offers 2150 mAh, making Zen M72 Smart better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Zen M72 Smart and Nokia 1 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

User Rating: Nokia 1 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Zen M72 Smart has a rating of 3.

Zen M72 Smart

₹3,999

(Discontinued)

Nokia 1

₹3,939

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

22 Nov, 2017

28 Mar, 2018

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	MediaTek MT6737	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD	AMOLED
480x800 px	480x854 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2300 mAh	2150 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	8 GB	256 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3/5

(49 ratings)

3.8/5

(19,293 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 28, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

MediaTek MT6737

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Mali-T720 MP2

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x854 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

218 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

61.58 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

N/A

133.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

N/A

67.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

N/A

9.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

131 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP52

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2300 mAh

2150 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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