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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 381.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 5G has an overall score of 91.8, which is way better than the Fairphone 5's overall score of 75.5. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but the Galaxy A71 5G has older 11 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. The Galaxy A71 5G body is lighter and thinner than Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Fairphone 5 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density and a bit higher 1224 x 2700 pixels resolution. Fairphone 5 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A71 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A71 5G counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has a little better battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4200mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has a lot better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and images, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and video and a much more mega-pixels camera.
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