Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 381.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 5G is a bit better than iPhone 8 Plus, getting a 91.8 score against 87.1. Although Galaxy A71 5G is just a little thicker than the iPhone 8 Plus, it's just a little lighter and also much newer. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G captures a lot better photographs and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G also counts with a lot bigger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has a much longer battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 67% greater battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy A71 5G is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a no doubt choice.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.