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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 463 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 has a general score of 87.5, which is slightly better than the iPhone XS's 84.2 general score. Galaxy A71's construction has the same thickness than the iPhone XS, but it is a little heavier. Apple iPhone XS has a much better display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels in each screen inch and a little higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone XS, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. IPhone XS has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A71, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Galaxy A71 features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 69 percent greater battery size. Galaxy A71 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A71 also counts with a much larger sensor capturing much better quality photographs and videos and a much better resolution back facing camera.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy A71 is also a bargain compared to others.
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