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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 487.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 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
The Galaxy A71 has a score of 87.5, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 4 XL's global score of 82.9. Galaxy A71's body is a bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Google Pixel 4 XL, although both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Google Pixel 4 XL has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A71. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 3040. Samsung Galaxy A71 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A71 captures way better photos and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking images in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A71 also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger back camera sensor.
The Galaxy A71 has superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a 22% more battery size.
Galaxy A71 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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