Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Blue and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1019.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 490 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.54 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 score of 87.5, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 6's global score of 81.1. Galaxy A71 is a way newer phone, and it is also just a bit lighter and noticeably thinner than Google Nexus 6. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A71 has 11 version and Google Nexus 6 has Android 5.1.
Google Nexus 6 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A71, because although it has less processing cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Google Nexus 6 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A71, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a just a bit better amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A71 captures a lot better videos and photos than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A71 also has a much higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger camera aperture for better low-light images.
Galaxy A71 has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 features a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 6, because it has a 40 percent more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy A71 is also by far the cheapest.
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