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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2020-01-31 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 is way better than the iPhone 5s, having a global score of 87.5 against 72.6. The Galaxy A71 construction has the same thickness than iPhone 5s, but it is much heavier. The Galaxy A71 comes with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS. IPhone 5s and Galaxy A71 both count with similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy A71 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 6 more cores.
The Apple iPhone 5s counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has a lot smaller screen, a just a little lower pixels number per inch in the display and a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution. The Galaxy A71 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A71 shoots much better videos and photos than iPhone 5s, because it has a way more mega pixels camera, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger aperture and a way bigger sensor. The Galaxy A71 features a much longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 1570mAh.
The Galaxy A71 costs a bit more money than Apple iPhone 5s, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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